tl;dr: Antichamber взорвёт ваш мозг. Покупайте. Немедленно.

Antichamber — авторский проект Александра Брюса, который родился в 2006 году из программистской ошибки при попытке написать свою версию обычной «Змейки», успел два раза сменить название и несколько раз кардинально поменял геймплей и арт-дирекцию.
В том виде, в котором Antichamber увидела свет, игра представляет собой first-person puzzle — пространственную головоломку с видом от первого лица в духе Portal, Q.U.B.E., Quantum Conundrum и прочих. Стоит заметить, что, в отличие от привычной для жанра линейности, Antichamber помещает игрока в один большой открытый лабиринт, порядок прохождения которого предопределён необходимостью постоянно улучшать свой внутриигровой инструмент размещения кубиков, чтобы «двигаться дальше» по сюжету и открывать новые части лабиринта. В этом аспекте игра заимствует элементы у игр, которые называют "metroidvania", потому что похожая механика используется в играх серии Metroid и Castlevania. В них игрока так же помещают в большой открытый мир c множеством закрытых дверей и недоступных участков, для преодоления которых необходимо раздобыть некоторый предмет или улучшение для своего оружия или персонажа.
Помимо этого у Antichamber есть ещё нечто, что сильно отличает игру от большинства своих конкурентов, и из-за чего она получила такое большое количество положительных отзывов от видеоигровых критиков различных калибров. Modus operandi Antichamber — брать правила, законы видеоигр, к которым индустрия приучала нас на протяжении многих лет, и строить свои головоломки вокруг нежелания игрока эти правила нарушать. Ярче всего это иллюстрирует одна из комнат, встречающихся практически в самом начале игры. Игрок оказывается перед пропастью, над которой висит слово "Walk?". Законы видеоигр (да и здравого смысла, раз уже на то пошло) приучили нас к тому, что, если попытаться ступить в пропасть, можно упасть вниз и разбиться насмерть. В играх это, как правило, приводит к смерти или, как минимум, к потере здоровья. Одно стоит лишь игроку преодолеть этот барьер и решиться на шаг в пропасть, как под его ногами начнёт формироваться мост, позволяющий перейти на другую сторону.
Именно в этом заключается вся прелесть Antichamber: игра выбрасывает в окно все привычные нам законы видеоигрового «здравого смысла» и учит нас своему собственному набору правил. Причём делает она это очень ненавязчиво, позволяя игроку каждые 10-15 минут иметь маленькие моменты просветления. Поскольку игрок практически не получает от игры никаких прямых инструкцй к действию, при кажом новом таком открытии хочется воскликнуть: «Эврика! Всё понятно!»
Ко всему прочему, особо любопытные и настойчивые игроки смогут найти в лабиринтах Antichamber специальные тайные комнаты, в которых автор разместил те или иные детали о разработке игры. В них он рассказывает о том, как игра пришла от клона «Змейки »к своему нынешнему виду, как были придуманы и реализованы некоторые самые запоминающиеся комнаты-головоломки, как получил свой необычный вид основной инструмент игрока, и так далее.
Если вы — любитель нестандартных головоломок и/или интересуетесь гейм-дизайном в целом, то вам ни в коем случае нельзя проходить мимо Antichamber. Эта игра займёт всего 8-12 часов вашего времени, но эмоции, которые вы получите при прохождении, останутся с вами надолго.

P.S. Если вы до сих пор не верите, что вся сложность игры заключается исключительно в преодолении барьеров в собственной голове, то вот вам факт: зная все правила, по которым работает игра, Antichamber можно пройти за 3 минуты. Это абсолютная правда. Я не спидраннер, поэтому у меня вышло целых 12 минут, но я могу заверить вас в том, что это реально.

I want to forget everything in this game and experience it again.

The game gave me two options. All three of them were wrong.

Antichamber is easy to dismiss as a Portal clone at first glance; it is a first person puzzle game wherein you move from chamber to chamber, equipped with a puzzle “gun” which interacts with your environment. But while Portal deals mostly in learning the rules of its mechanics and then adding complexity to those mechanics, Antichamber is a game which aims to subvert your expectations about how a puzzle should fundamentally work. It makes you question the unspoken rules that video games abide by. Frequently, it is simply brilliant and mind blowing, though occasionally it’s too obscure or random for its own good (especially in later parts of the game).

There’s no real story to speak of in Antichamber, but the entire experience is expertly accented in a very sterile atmosphere and minimal graphics. Sound design is also minimal, but well done. Certain audio cues can give you hints to where you are in the world, and the simple tick-tock of a clock can become a fixture of an entire portion of the game. It’s definitely a polished game which looks and feels nice.

Of course, the real meat of Antichamber is the puzzles, and it’s hard to say much about them without revealing part of what makes this game special. Suffice it to say that it is one of the most unique and creative games that I have ever played. Environments are frequently non-Euclidean in nature, and rely heavily on perspective or understanding the rules of the universe which Antichamber itself has defined.

There is inherent difficulty in designing that kind of puzzle; if you don’t abide necessarily by the rules of physics or perspective that we’ve come to rely on, puzzles can have arbitrarily hard solutions. For the most part, especially in early parts of the game, Antichamber does an excellent job of staying consistent and teaching you the ways of its mind-melting world.

But in the later hours, you are bound to run into situations where a puzzle solution will feel almost entirely arbitrary. Frustration will set in, and occasionally solutions don’t have the satisfying payoff they were designed for. There was one instance where I resorted to some online hints because, it turns out, I had completed an earlier puzzle in a non-traditional way and didn’t have the resources the game expected me to have. It took quite a bit of digging before finally understanding how I was supposed to complete the prior puzzle so I could complete the current one.

One very smart addition to curb some of this difficulty is the ability to, at any point, press escape and jump out to the central hub of the world. From there, you can see your progress and also a map of the entire area you have so-far discovered. You can jump in to any area you’ve previously visited, and I found it helpful to jump from puzzle to puzzle I didn’t know how to solve. Typically inspiration would strike somewhere, and my frustrations would yield relatively quickly.

Overall, Antichamber is a smart, mostly incredible puzzle game. Moments of frustration are almost inevitable here, and for the most part the balance is hit just right so that frustration results in joyous satisfaction when you make progress. It occasionally missteps and frustration just leads to greater frustration, but it’s easy to forgive when so much of the game is so good. Highly recommended.

下面是3款都好评如潮的第一人称解谜类游戏环绕走廊、传送门2和塔罗斯法则的对比（有疑问望能指出，谢谢）


总的来说，三款游戏各有各的特点，并不能说因为难而不好玩，也不能说因为简单就没意思，个人觉得三款游戏的难度都挺好，在这个基础上太难或者太容易都会失衡，不管怎样，热爱解谜类游戏的人在通过每一关的时候得到的那种成就感都是非常之大，其中所蕴含的不仅仅是剧情，还包括不少受益终身的人生哲理。
无攻略通关完毕，我在进入彩蛋关卡之后才发现这款游戏制作经历了长达8年时间之久，真是八年磨一剑，而这八年的制作经过都在彩蛋上显示出来，仔细看就会发现原本这款游戏的制作构思是和传送门一样的现实场景，但是由于各种过度超越现实的转换，也为了能让玩家展开更为丰富的想象力逐渐把游戏变得抽象化。另外，metracritic对一个画面抽象的游戏给出82分的高分也能证明这游戏的确做得非常棒。
每通过一个地方我都在感叹游戏作者的异常独特的思维。这款解密类游戏着实让我着迷，地图不大，关卡也不多，但是却能让我花费总共10个小时的游戏时间去通关。（我是平均每天一小时左右的时间来玩的）房间的循环多角度使用，提示灵活到位及其丰富的哲理，每一幅图都能用一句简短而清晰的英文句子来诠释，图的细节也细腻得可怕，只要仔细看每幅图然后阅读图后的文字都能很好地发现一些深刻的道理，并能运用图文所说的道理解决眼前的困难也可能是你刚刚解决的问题的道理。
不少人说传送门2玩起来特别头晕，我没有感觉，但是在玩这个游戏的时候，我好多次都忍不住关闭游戏，然后晕得坐不稳只能躺在床上，真的特别想吐（所以我每天只玩一小时多点就收手。。。）可是，每次就算知道玩着会晕会吐，我还是会顶着这种将会发生的难受感觉去玩，这让我感觉这款游戏魅力真的很大，个人特别喜欢这种超现实的游戏视觉体验。
声音方面，由于该游戏的音效和音乐和游戏的通关线索毫无关联，个人觉得玩这款游戏完全可以静音，听着别的音乐玩也挺好。头晕的另一个原因是游戏音乐，感觉也不是音乐，是环境音效，实在太过折磨耳朵，游戏注意休息多喝水多望望窗外就好。

个人给分：9.5/10
+++非常独特的游戏创意
+++富含哲理的图文提示
+++特立独行的艺术风格
++地图虽小关卡内容丰富
+细节处理很为到位
+操作简单易上手
-不支持云存档
---音效和画面太容易让玩家头晕，有3D晕眩的人慎玩

Someone once said "If the laws of physics no longer apply in the future, God help you."

That game is here.

God help me.

I will be honest. When I first played Antichamber I didn’t like it. The visuals put me off, not because I wanted better visuals but because I had this dumb notion that if the graphics were not good then how could I trust that the puzzles were watertight? Once I finally overcame this utter stupidity, I was ready to play Antichamber. Not all puzzle games need to be visually awesome like Talos, Witness and Portal. I honestly don’t know what I was thinking. Maybe I was high…..but I couldn’t have been high because when I started getting into Antichamber I felt like I was REALLY high….like call me an ambulance, my brain is turning into jelly, high.

Don’t be like me. Please, if you like amazing puzzle games, play Antichamber for more than 3 hours. You have to cross that threshold. Let getting the blue gun be like “somewhere outside Barstow on the edge of the desert,” and then you can really dive deep into the rabbit hole.

+ incredibly complex, yet simple. Yes you will be baffled at the start. Don’t worry. That’s the point. Antichamber wants you to take everything you think you know about puzzle games, maps, geometry, physics and even life itself and take a step to the left into the 5th dimension. Up is down, down is strawberry jam and backwards is yes. Antichamber will not allow you to take full control until the very end and will do its utmost to marinade your brain for as long as possible. But at the right time you will be Neo in The Matrix and you will laugh at how all these puzzles confused you at first.

+ experimentation. So if I pull a cube on the x-y axis I can move it into position to open a door! Awesome! Wait….this is just a crazy idea but what would happen if I pulled it along the z-axis? Would that even work? The only way to advance in Antichamber is to be creative, think outside the box and don’t be limited by your own imagination. You will find yourself up against impossible odds…..and quite frankly they are impossible by definition because they defy the laws of physics, so thinking about them rationally just won’t do. You need to figure out your own lifehacks to this bizarre dimension.

+ wait….are those electrons….pigeons? The sounds in Antichamber are fantastic. The music is great and is so subtle as to not take you out of the game or to give you a false hope you are gaining traction in a certain area. The whole soundboard and soundtrack is sublime. Mad flashing electrons flutter around like pigeons in a coop, you will fall through huge holes to crashing thunder and land in a puddle of water despite everything being white walls and floors with almost no frills attached.

- difficulty curve. While most puzzlers start small and scaffold you up, Antichamber, well, does the anti of that and starts big and then the game gets easier over time. This was incredibly frustrating for me because I didn’t know if what I was trying was even correct and I didn’t know if I could trust the programming or puzzles of the game. Were there glitches and bugs? Was the puzzle logical? I can say now looking back that yes, the game is solid but I see a ton of friends who own this game who never made it past the 90 minute mark. Either they farmed it for cards or they just gave up. And I totally understand that.

- am I doing this right? There are no cheevos for Antichamber. So I think I did all the extra stuff? But I’m not sure. This game is very much like The Witness in that the rewards for completing the hard tasks is the knowledge that you completed them but even in The Witness there are 2 cheevos. One for completing the game and then one for COMPLETING THE GAME.

Antichamber is an incredible game. The poor developer Alexander Bruce was the only developer and he got so burnt out by the game it looks like he has given it all up and is now a regular software engineer for a tech company. Even if this is the only game he ever makes it will stand as a testament to how insane you can push the limits of something and people will still manage to unravel your madness and not only will they solve it…..they will enjoy it.

I am so happy I pushed through Antichamber. Don’t be like 90 minute Antichamber me. Challenge your mind and defeat String Theory.

Antichamber представляет собой игру-головоломку от первого лица. В игре нет сюжета, поэтому основной задачей является прохождение комнат.

Стоит отметить главный плюс игры - Antichamber делает сильный акцент на нестандартное мышление. Игре просто нравится издеваться над вашим мозгом. Порой ты можешь долго бродить или ломать голову в поисках дальнейшего пути, а решение оказывается простым, но несколько нестандартным - нужно лишь посмотреть повнимательнее на задачу с разных сторон, не обращая внимания на законы нашего мира, потому что в Antichamber они зачастую не действуют. Например, можно просто оглянуться назад и оказаться уже в абсолюно другом месте. Важно помнить, что в игре многое обманчиво и ситуация, которая кажется тупиковой, может на самом деле ею не являться.

В игре нет беготни по локациям - игра делает упор только на головоломки. Поэтому в каждую уже посещенную комнату можно вернуться в любой момент игры, достаточно лишь выбрать нужное место на карте.

Визуальный стиль игры в точности соответствует тому, что вы видите на скриншотах - почти все абсолютно белое, кроме элементов с которыми мы взаимодействуем. Это придает еще большего безумия игре.

По мере нашего путешествия нам будут встречаться картинки-карикатуры с филосовскими высказываниями, которые будут как бы комментировать решение той или иной задачи. Таких картинок в игре много. Поэтому если любите исследовать, то вам будем чем заняться.

Вывод: рекомендую эту игру всем кто любит поломать свой мозг. Остальным тут просто нечего делать.

Antichamber is by far one of the best games I have ever played. It is a puzzle adventure game similar to Portal. You have many different types of guns that can modify the blocks around you to help you solve puzzles. In addition, Antichamber uses a variety of different ways to mess with your head, such as the countless numbers of geometrical paradoxies. For example, you can walk through walls that you thought were solid. If you turn around at almost any point of the game the end will be right behind you. This game is extremely hard to explain but it is incredible you really must try it to find out.

Pros:
-If you love hardcore puzzle games this is the game for you.
-Unlike other shallow games, this one tells a story, the Journey of life -as it was first called. You slowly see it unveil as you make progress.
-The main feature that I like is that you never know what to expect in the next step you make. The map is full of surprises.
-The design is beautiful and unique.
-The game requires you to pay attention to details and think outside the box, then you will realize that the solution was right in front of your eyes. It has its own logic and its own specific style, and once you come in terms with it, you will love and appreciate every single puzzle.

♥♥♥♥:
-The music gave me headache after some hours into the game, so I had to turn the volume down. It's supposed to be soothing, but I personally found it a bit annoying.
-There is no Antichamber 2

This mf really just dropped one of, if not the greatest puzzle games of all time. Then just dipped

You do not play this game. This game plays with you.

I've never had reason to write a review before.

You need this game. Consitently, from its first moment to its last, it engages your assumptions and expectations in a way that opened my eyes to the potiental of video games as a medium. Even through a relatively simple mechanic of interaction with the environment - i.e laying blcoks down and picking them up - it cultivates a very real sense of agency for the player.

The game is not linear at all, in fact most of my difficulties happened because I was trying to do some puzzles before I had the rescources to do them. The paths branch off in all directions, and there are multiple ways into nearly every room. Each puzzle teaches you specific aspects of the rules, with later puzzles and abilites building and expanding on those lessons. All of this happens in a place where the laws of physics and spacial reality do not apply. I've had lots of my friends try playing this game, its crazy to see how differently they approach things.

My favorite part of the game though is how you create the narrative for yourself. I felt like I was unraveling a crazy, Lost style conspiracy complete with mysterious "radical other."

Don't take my word for it, put a tab on your tounge, buy this game, and grow

Przyznam, że nielicha zagadka z tej gry. Jednocześnie za pomocą kolorów i zabawy przestrzenią produkcja robi nam w głowie przyjemny koktail emocji :) Zmusza do abstrakcyjnego myślenia w abstrakcyjnym świecie.

Nie ma tu instrukcji, nikt nie prowadzi nas za rączkę. Choć tak naprawdę mamy mapę i masę wskazówek. Nie ma historii do opowiedzenia, ale tak naprawdę jest to opowieść o życiu. Czasem odkrywane prawdy są banalne, czasem głębokie. Zalezy od nas - w jakim jesteśmy nastroju ;)

Do tego nic w tym świecie nie jest pewne. Przynajmniej początkowo. Za plecami wcale nie zostawiamy świata, który minęliśmy. Odwrócenie się, spojrzenie w dół może sprawić, że znajdziemy się w innym miejscu.

Niektóre zagadki były dość trudne. Zrozumienie mechanizmów rządzących Antichamberem przynosi jednak dużo satysfakcji i zabawy. Co ważne gra ma swoją własną, unikalną mechanikę, przez co nie jest kolejnym klonem Portala.

Kolejne pokoje i korytarze zaprojektowano w taki sposób by zrobić nam jeszcze większy mętlik w głowie. Wszystkie kolory wyglądają jak wrzucone przypadkowo w jakimś psychodelicznym tripie, ale tak naprawdę i tu kryje się zagadka.

Krótko mówiąc Antichamber bardzo polecam. Solidna produkcja. Miła odskocznia po dniu pracy czy expieniu w innych grach.

Have you ever run through a moving, seemingly alive M.C. Escher painting? No?

Want to?

I still randomly think about this game years later..

It's like M.C. Escher and GLaDOS took LSD and created a game together. Would highly recommend.

The author is a genius, this is a masterpiece. The game will push your mind at every moment.

10 / 10

Sometimes I wish I could lose my memory just so I could play this game from the start again

A pretty unusual puzzle game.

Requires a ridiculous amount of outside-the-box thinking, and a lot of paying attention. The answers are often right in front of you.

BEFORE YOU BUY: Think for a moment and be honest, are you a close-minded person? If you are, don't waste your money. You will most likely get annoyed an un-install in under 5 minutes.

You have to play this game.

It is not a game, but you have to play it.

It is not that fun, but you have to play it anyway.


This game is hard to explain. I cannot make a pros and ♥♥♥♥ list. Please, read the review, but my advice is buy and play the game without looking it up at all. It will just ruin it.

This game is not really fun, at least to me, as I stated earlier. It is not much of a game, as I stated earlier. But it is a work of art.

You will lose yourself in it's surreal world. You will have to learn a new reality. You will have to explore. You will fail. You will learn. You will like. You will hate.

Now, I might be coming across like this "game" is bad, but it isn't. It is not even that much of an "artsy" game. It is an experience, there are no quests, there is no seeming goal. No real tutorial, nor any hand holding. It just is. You will feel smart at times, and at others you will feel dumb. Yet, the whole way through the game is ... is..... have you ever had the feeling of contentedness? Or the feeling of awe and wonder while learning or seeing new things? That is what the game is. You WILL, lose yourself in it, and that is good.

The game is cleverer then you. But that is good.

This game is good.

Play it.

Some things are always worth it

If you are a fan of Portal or other 3D first person puzzles, this game might be great for you.

Sometimes, you'll go somewhere, dead end and just a sign there. Turn around, you're somewhere different, and turn around again, and the dead end is gone, since you're somewhere else. This is the first time I've seen a game do this well, and it did REALLY well at that; I was blown away.

The super bright colors can be harsh on the eyes though, so turn your monitor brightness/gamma down and/or take breaks from the game.

Do you like games that screw with your head? Do you like wondering around for hours feeling like a rat in a maze? Do you just want a new kind of "puzzle game"? Then this is the game for you.

Antichamber is a game that throws you into a maze like a blind puppy. You are left to wonder around, confused and completely alone. Every turn you make is just another step in no direction. While you can beat the game in only 5 minutes, the real fun is how deep into the game can you get before getting extremely confused? I mean, I haven't even finished the game yet myself, but I have had so much fun. Oh, and do NOT use a walkthrough. Even though the game is a maze, it is only one maze. It doesn't change. If you use a walkthrough, you just basically wasted the $20/$10/$6.66/Whatever you paid for it. There really isn't much else to say about the game without ruining it. It's got simply yet beautiful visuals, and the "puzzles" are very immersive. Most parts of the maze don't care only about where you where. There are times where it depend son where you are looking, or HOW you are walking.

If you want some brain bending, buy this. If you just want a game to waste a good 5-15 hours on, then buy this. It will not disappoint. 8.5/10

-Quick Review-
The Definition of Antichamber is “Brainteaser”. Antichamber is an indie puzzle game developed by Alexander Bruce (“Demruth”), Antichamber was released 2013 and is an excellent puzzle game that you should get right now.


-Detailed breakdown review-
Story: To my understanding there really isn't a “story”, not in the literal sense. You start the game working your way through puzzle after puzzle trying to get to the exit. There is a strong sense of progression and rewards for completing various puzzles, so in a way that's the story driving you... completing the puzzles and getting to the end.

Gameplay: The controls are very straightforward, and the game explains how to play as you play... Unless you miss one of the hints like I did once I got the yellow gun. I had to wander around the game for hours before returning to the original place I picked up the gun and noticed the tutorial tip.
As you progress through the game you obtain a gun, then upgrade that gun to get a different unique ability that will help you solve new puzzles and sometimes make the old puzzles easier. Just like any good puzzle game, each puzzle is tougher then the last, and often times dynamically different.
This is probably one of the hardest puzzle games I've ever played, Antichamber forces you to think about puzzle games in a whole different way (“To think outside the box”), and after you've gotten used to thinking a certain way for one puzzle the next requires you to think of a solution a different way.
There were a number of times playing Antichamber I thought “Yeah! I broke that puzzle with my creative solution” only to find out that the game actually EXPECTED me to figure that solution out the way I did. Expect twisted solutions, creative planning, strategic thinking, and down right mind screwing.

Achievements: At the time that I'm writing this review, there aren't any achievements (07/23/15) but they could easily be added later with a patch. The game already has many goals and hidden pathways that you can find. Including added difficulty if you're trying to beat the game in a short time.

Price: Antichamber is priced at $19.99, as most people who have consistently read my reviews knows, I like to spend an hour playing a game for every dollar.
So far I've spent 6.3 hours in the game, but it has a high replay value because puzzle games are always easy to come back to play, even after beating them. (I forget solutions to the puzzles and go through the whole process again!)
All in all, this game is definitely worth it to me, because I've enjoyed the challenges and the puzzles I've figured out on my own. (Just saying, I haven't looked up any solutions, if I got stuck I would go to another puzzle in the game!)

Conclusion: To quickly recap: Story, Not applicable. Gameplay, excellent, challenging, exciting, confusing, winning. Achievements, Not Applicable at this time. Price, fair, better if you purchase it when on sale.
I recommend this game to people who enjoy puzzle games (especially difficult puzzle games) For those of you who have played Portal... think of some of the most twisted... crazy... test chambers you might play on Portal? This game is like that, almost the whole time. It's awesome.
I think this game deserves a play, and even if you're not fond of puzzle games, the developers are indie so they could definitely use the support!
As always, thanks for reading my review.

Antichamber est un puzzle game/FPS complètement atypique où vous évoluerez au sein d’un labyrinthe afin d’y trouver la sortie à l’aide de plusieurs pistolets dont les mécaniques de gameplay seront différentes et complémentaires à la fois. A noter également que le jeu a été développé dans sa quasi-totalité par une seule personne, Alexander Bruce, que je remercie du fond du cœur de m’avoir permis de vivre une véritable expérience vidéo-ludique qui je ne suis pas prêt d’oublier.

N’attendez pas de ce jeu qu’il vous prenne par la main, rien que la première salle dans laquelle on atterrit représente déjà à elle seule l’ambiance et les différentes sensations qui vous traverseront tout au long du jeu (Mais qu’est-ce que je fais là ? Quelle est le but de tout ça ? Comment trouver la sortie ? A quoi peut bien servir ce compteur ? etc …). Le joueur sera poussé tout au fil de l’aventure par 2 moteurs puissants : La curiosité et la satisfaction d’accomplissement.

Ce jeu brille notamment, de par ses énigmes qui seront là pour bousculer le joueur, ces dernières ont été réalisées par quelqu’un d’extrêmement compétent qui connait parfaitement les codes du jeu vidéo et les a utilisé à son avantage pour dérouter complètement le joueur. Là où vous auriez fait « 1 » il faudra faire « -1 » (sans être illogique ou dénué de sens) et c’est déjà en soi une réelle source de plaisir que de parcourir ce jeu qui ne cessera de nous surprendre à chaque salle, chaque recoin. Vous vous surprendrez vous-même au fur et à mesure de l’aventure de voir que vous avez passé une salle sans trop de difficulté car vous avez fait appel à votre imagination, votre réflexion et votre sens de l’observation et c’est en soit ce qui fait tout le sel du jeu.

Les énigmes sont d’ailleurs souvent accompagnées de petites pancartes qui occupent également une place très importante tant elles bourdonnent de nombreuses métaphores qui, d’une part nous aiderons implicitement à trouver les solutions au sein des différentes salles et dont la « réponse » ne nous sera dévoilée qu’une fois l’énigme résolue. D’autre part, elles nous feront réagir, réfléchir, nous questionnerons sur différents aspects de la vie (la persévérance, la réflexion … j’en passe et des meilleurs). En soit, Antichamber possède également un côté philosophique, une réflexion intellectuelle, et nous laissera avec plus de questions que de réponses mais ce qui est sûr, c’est qu’il ne nous laissera pas indifférent pour peu qu’on essaye de comprendre la portée de ses propos.

Ce jeu peut paraître difficile de prime abord, tellement l’ordre des salles peut nous paraitre désordonné, les énigmes non conventionnelles etc ... Il est vrai que certaines énigmes sont dures mais elles sont très gratifiantes et la satisfaction n’en sera que plus intense une fois l’obstacle passé. Il n’empêche que vous vous demanderez, à un moment donné dans le jeu, si vous n’arrivez pas à passer cette salle à cause d’une mécanique que vous n’avez pas comprise ou bien si vous ne disposez pas d’une nouvelle compétence qui permettrait le franchissement de cette dernière. Mais au fil de l’aventure, on commencera à connaître ce labyrinthe dont l’agencement des salles n’aura plus de secret, vous commencerez à comprendre où le développeur veut vous mener et justement, vous apprendrez à mieux faire le distinguo entre ces 2 entités. D’autant plus que le jeu est techniquement faisable en moins de 15 minutes chrono et je ne parle pas de la communauté des speedrunnners où de nouvelles stratégies sont trouvées régulièrement et actuellement certains sont en dessous de la barre des 3 minutes (amis speedrunners, vous voilà peut-être comblés).

Je ne m’attarderai pas sur les aspects techniques du jeu, la seule chose que je peux dire c’est que ça ne doit en aucun cas vous rebutez car oui, le jeu est « minimaliste » sans être pour autant désagréable mais ce n’est certainement pas sur ce versant que l’on doit l’attendre.
Le sound design, qui peut paraitre au premier abord, très discret, renforce en réalité l’impression de solitude au sein de ce labyrinthe, les différents effets présents sont sinon très bien réalisés (arme, chute etc …).
La maniabilité du soft n’est jamais prise en défaut, et il possède une durée de vie très correcte, je dirai de 8 à 12h de jeu pour une première partie. C’est un jeu qui pour moi, vaut largement son prix et quand on voit autant de travail accompli il le mérite amplement.

Antichamber fait partie du cercle très fermé de ces jeux qui nous laissent une trace indélébile, qui nous font débarquer dans un univers totalement inconnu et où ce sera au joueur de trouver les clés pour comprendre cet univers, d’utiliser ses capacités d’analyse, de réflexion, son sens de l’observation qui malheureusement font défaut à beaucoup de jeux.

Je terminerai par un grand merci à Alexander Bruce et surtout, mais surtout, ne passez pas à côté de cette pépite qui est un ovni dans l’univers du jeu vidéo.

You don't play Antichamber, Antichamber plays you.

Game took me about 8 years to beat (with huge gaps of inactivity, obviously), lost saves on various computers, etc. Now, in 2022, I have committed to finishing it. Antichamber is possibly the best puzzle game ever made.

Resist the urge to look up any guides, no matter how frustrated you get. Some puzzles will have you pulling out your hair when you realize how stupid the solution was, while others will give you the sort of deep satisfaction of being a genius when it all clicks into place.

Antichamber wants to screw with you. An abstract puzzle game, it exists in a world built upon its own rules, requiring you to shed conventional logic and adopt an out of the box mindset to progress through the labyrinthine chamber you find yourself in. Up is down, going backwards moves you forward, and nothing can be taken at face value. It's one of the smartest games I've ever played; thoughtfully evolving at every step, as my feeble brain scrambled to keep up.

To attempt and describe Antichamber would be counterproductive, and a rather hopeless task. The foundation of the experience is designed around self discovery and interpretation, making any outside explanation of how to solve the absurdly clever puzzles and navigate the twisting level layouts detrimental to someone playing the game for the first time. At its core, Antichamber involves manipulating the rules of its world to allow you to overcome seemingly impossible tasks and continue onward toward the next puzzle. More often than not this involves interacting with blocks placed throughout, by way of a gun whose functions extend far beyond the simple ability to move and delete.

Though outwardly simplistic and plain, Antichamber's art direction (and to a lesser extent its sound design) is as purposely and meticulously designed as its puzzles; with clean lines and intelligent use of color all playing a large role in telegraphing integral aspects of the puzzles. Its basic graphical design also accounts for a huge portion of how atmospheric Antichamber can be. Often times I'd find myself so drawn into the experience that I'd look up to find to my surprise I'd been engross in it for hours, as time becomes rather meaningless once you begin to make your way through the chamber. It feels like being inside an abstract painting, with as much artistry and inverted syllogism as you would expect.

The moments when you manage to solve a puzzle and move forward in Antichamber is one of the most satisfying feelings I've ever had in a puzzle game, which is why it's unfortunate that its intelligence can at times become a handicap; blocking the player from continuing onward and giving little knowledge of how to do so or where they might should head in instances where its functionally impossible to progress without collecting an upgrade first. This is a deliberate aspect of Antichamber's design and a large factor in why solving its conundrums is so empowering, but it has the unshakable counter effect of turning people away on the basis that the game is simply too smart for them (especially early on). It's a shame because once you begin to understand the way the world works the game really opens up and you can finally appreciate it in all its glory, but to get there you'll inevitably be hitting your head against the wall quite a bit as you try and make sense of it all.

Antichamber is a rather intimidating game even to those with a mind for puzzles and an ease at thinking irrationally, but its one that's worth forcing yourself through the first few confounding hours for the brilliant moments of understanding that follow. The ingenuity of Alexander Bruce's abstruse creation is mindboggling (which I mean quite literally), and an incredible accomplishment that I honestly cannot believe came together without falling apart under the weight of its own ambition. I still only barely understand it, but even my limited intelligence can appreciate how remarkable Antichamber is; making me feel clever even as I can fell it silently mocking me for being the comparative imbecile I am.

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Независимый игрострой в наше время развивается своим чередом, пытаясь нащупать что-нибудь новенькое, экспериментировать с уже известными методами и придумывать что-то своё собственное. Но инди-игр с каждым днём становится всё больше и больше, и каждая следующая игра становится более похожей на предыдущую. Уж не начинается ли кризис жанра в таких условиях? Нет, не начинается, и вот почему.

В бородатом 2006-м году Александр Брюс (Alexander Bruce), австралийский гейм-дизайнер, начал разрабатывать свою "Змейку", превратившуюся в боевик от первого лица. У проекта были свои особенности, которые, однако, никому оказались не нужны: боевиков много, почти все они однотипные, а в среде инди-разработчиков этот жанр обычно получается крайне проблемным. Поломав голову, Александр пришёл к выводу, что надо сделать что-то настолько новое, оригинальное и, что самое главное, принимаемое публикой, чтобы его проект встряхнул весь жанр и вдохнул новую жизнь в начинавшуюся в то время новую волну инди-игр, продолжающуюся и поныне.

Так родилась Antichamber. Удивительно прекрасная мозголомка в мире так называемой неевклидовой геометрии. То, что игроки знают об обычной геометрии, здесь заменено на иной тип построения пространства. Геометрические парадоксы, абсолютно невозможная архитектура, ломающий все стереотипы дизайн уровней и задач. Посмотрите на работы М.К. Эшера. У этого голландского художника-графика множество работ, выполненных в подобной геометрии, но все работы его выглядят проекциями псевдотрёхмерных фигур на двумерную бумагу. Antichamber переносит подобную архитектуру в третье измерение! Добро пожаловать в абсолютно иной мир, где разобраться вам будет трудно, но невероятно интересно!

Этот проект буквально рвёт все шаблоны, предлагая игроку включить мозг на полную катушку, чтобы придумать абсолютно нестандартные решения той или иной задачи. А они тут решаются множеством способов, в том числе и такими методами, до которых мог не додуматься и сам разработчик! Выкиньте шаблоны, к которым вы привыкли в других играх, на помойку. К тому же задания здесь абсолютно разные, до них добраться бывает нелегко, а одна задачка всегда перетекает в другую так, что вы этого даже не заметите. Вот, что значит гениальность игрового дизайна! Игра будет удивлять вас за каждым поворотом. Более сотни задач от простеньких с логической точки зрения до абсолютно невероятных и парадоксально закрученных. Одна комната перетекает в другую, один кусочек мозаики дополняет другой. И что самое важное: с самого начала вы можете идти, куда захотите. Проходить задачки можно в любом порядке. Другой вопрос, что у вас может не быть необходимого устройства в руках, но это дело наживное.

Особую ценность в этом проекте имеют 120 табличек на стенах. Вы спросите: «Что в них такого ценного?» Ответ прост: после прохождения очередной задачки вы повстречаете такую табличку, где рисунком и небольшой подписью будет подведён небольшой итог вашего путешествия. Таким образом, философия этого проекта подкрепляется как примером, так и идеей. Видели ли вы где-то ещё подобное? Обычно в произведениях искусства (любого) автор либо подкидывает вам пищу для размышлений, либо даёт только пример того, что хотелось автору сказать в итоге. А в Antichamber встречаются оба этих варианта. И не беспокойтесь, вам всё равно будет над чем подумать да поразмышлять. Подписи под табличками простые, очень точные, немного ироничные и блестяще гениальные. И рисунки тоже не отстают.

Несмотря на геометрическую простоту объектов, игра удивительно красива. Она не всегда проходит в белом окружении (хотя тут нельзя обойтись без серьёзной доли критики - слишком уж яркая тут палитра цветов). Зато вам повстречаются и огромные залы, и тёмные-тёмные коридоры, где почти ничего не видно, и разноцветные шахты, куда вы нередко будете сваливаться (не стоит беспокоиться: вы не погибнете, ибо так и задумано). А прекрасная музыка и звуковые эффекты, очень напоминающие таковые из Limbo, лишь дополняют и без того прелестную головоломку. Только сюжета тут в принципе нет. Но таблички на стенах по-прежнему делают своё светлое дело. Из всего этого сделать можно вывод однозначный: это Произведение искусства с большой буквы. Литературное, художественное, музыкальное, архитектурное и, в конце концов, интерактивное. Кризиса независимого игростроя можно пока не бояться. Уж Antichamber позаботится об этом.

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Eu diria que é um Portal menos ambicioso. É incrível como existe a possibilidade de o jogador zerá-lo em poucos minutos ou em muitas horas, e tudo depende apenas da sua habilidade de raciocínio e do conhecimento das funcionalidades do jogo. Definitivamente vale a compra, pode prender por tempo suficiente e ainda atiçar a curiosidade daqueles que querem chegar ao final.

PS: Isso porque não comentei que pra cada puzzle existe uma filosofia de vida, o jogo é repleto de mensagens de auto-ajuda que deixam o Paulo Coelho no chinelo.

After 1 year of procastinating to play such a great game.
I don't even know why my brain decide not to finish this game last year, maybe it just got confused.
Nevertheless, now I have finished this game and learn every life lessons that is included in the game.

Every single challenge got real life advice from the dev.
I admit solving the puzzles most of the time frustated me. But you will get the hang of it when you learn how the mechanism works.
One of the advice stated "With more experience, previous challenges aren't so difficult" and that is indeed true.

Truly a lifetime experience, one of a kind and will be remembered as a masterpiece.
Last quote "Every journey comes to an end".

Portal系パズルFPS．日本語未対応だが問題なし．
キューブを操作して足場を作ったり，所定の場所にキューブをはめ込んで扉を開けることで各エリアを攻略していく．最初はキューブの操作はできないが，ある程度進むと銃が手に入り，キューブを扱えるようになる．その後もマップを探索し続ける過程で銃がアップグレードし，新たなエリアに進出できるようになる．
何度も行き詰まるが，Escキーでスタート地点に戻り好きなエリアから再スタートできるのでストレスは全く感じない．

このゲームには既存の概念が通用しない．さっきあった壁が振り返ると消えていたり，いつの間にか違う部屋に飛ばされていたりする．だが無秩序という訳ではない．全ての反応はプレイヤーの行動によって引き起こされている．
このゲームを楽しみ理解するためには固定概念を捨て，周りをよく観察し尚且つ視覚に囚われないことが必要である．
キューブの増殖法に関してやや説明不足に感じたが，基本的にギミックの仕組みは直感でわかるようにしてくれている．ストーリーが無いに等しくその点ではPortalに劣るが，独特な雰囲気があり魅了される．また，パズルの多様性・独創性に関してはPortalよりこちらの方が上．

パズルFPSが好きならプレイしなきゃ損！と言い切っても良いくらいの良作．勿論パズルFPSが初めての人にもオススメ．

这款著名的解谜游戏是最为经典的独立游戏之一，没有华丽的画面，有的只是专注于谜题的惊艳，是我内心游戏排行榜绝对第一的游戏。
本作属于纯解谜类，不会对操（zhong）作（du）滞（shou）塞（can）活的玩家造成任何困扰。

看到别的玩家对它的评价“...堪比传送门...”，只想说，呸！《传送门》虽然优秀，但和《环绕走廊》比起来，也只不过是个自带剧情的3D版《推箱子》的水平罢了。
为什么说和它比《传送门》犹如《推箱子》？
《传送门》和《推箱子》以及几乎大部分的解谜作品都有同一个特点，它们的立足之本是一套宇宙本身就存在的、或者是本来不存在而作者精心设计出来的“物理”规律，之后游戏会围绕着这个规律设计谜题，常常往后还会加入一些新鲜复杂的新规律，但总体框架是一定的。
举一些常见的例子，手机游戏中的《割绳子》、《鳄鱼洗澡》、《水管工》，PC上，诸如另一部著名的经典独立游戏《时空幻境（Braid）》，还有《终结（Closure）》，《桥（The Bridge）》等等，它们的闯关在开始时都令人感到新鲜，然而最后是否能吸引玩家有动力把这些犹如做作业一般的谜题全部做完，就得看游戏本身有多优秀的素质了。

《环绕走廊》和它们很不一样。《环绕走廊》是非重复性的，每次遇到的谜题都是新鲜的、不在同一个解谜内核框架下的。所以如果你是解谜爱好者，你会发现自己永远不会对它感到厌倦！我把它分类作“学习类解谜”，意思是说现实生活中的规律在游戏中是不适用的，你需要自己通过探索来了解学习游戏中的规则，不要将自己的视角被现实世界困囿，这样才能发现通向Antichamber的最终道路。

与其他经典非重复性类解谜比较：
1.FEZ：《FEZ》体验的主要是探索的乐趣，而且它更有人文色彩，解谜偏向人文方面，有些地方你需要有文化背景才能解开。而环绕走廊偏重于空间逻辑，没有任何文化障碍即可以体验到全部的解谜乐趣。
2.地狱边缘（Limbo）：主要体验环境氛围与解谜，过程中存在需要考验操作的部分，玩的是一种一口气完成的成就感，解谜依赖的还是重力等等物理现象。相比之下环绕走廊的解谜要更为丰富精彩一些。

故事方面，环绕走廊并没有什么贯穿的线性故事，但它每一个小考验之后都会赠送你一幅与考验相关的哲理图与一句话，全部谜题解开后，这些图画与话语构成了人的一生。
画面方面，除了最简单的白墙就是简单的几何物品，唯一有的光效是阴影。在游戏中可以找到游戏原来的制作历程，参观参观可以发现最开始作者也是想做成普通的网游3D场景的，但是最后化繁为简，去芜存菁，成为了现在的样子。这是游戏的特色。《环绕走廊》只要有解谜就够了！

虽然因为不能剧透的原因，几乎通篇都是在讲环绕走廊和其他游戏的比较，但是我认为我已经把它的最吸引人的核心介绍出来了。喜欢解谜游戏的话，请务必玩一玩这个游戏，你会喜欢它的！

11/10. They didn't just think outside the box, they threw the box into the void, where it belongs.

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Like Portal on DMT

Object permanence is defined as "the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be observed" (taken from Wikipedia). Antichamber takes this idea and throws it out the window. Nothing that you see in-game necessarily needs to exist at any time after you have seen it once. Essentially, you can look at a door and perceive it as being closed, but if you turn around and look back to where the closed door previously was, instead of the door being open, it simply no longer exists. Events of this nature are abundant, and make up a fair amount of the puzzle-solving in this game.

Another idea Antichamber fiddles with is object manipulation. Various puzzles involve taking a given number cubes and attempting to place them in a certain format in order to generate more cubes, fill a space, block a door, close off a laser, etc. It's very rewarding when you do end up solving a puzzle that had stumped you for several minutes. There are a lot of optional areas where solving a puzzle is not entirely necessary, but can be seen as an extra challenge for those who want one.

Visually, the game is simplistic, and colors are used to signal areas of importance rather than to provide a boost in graphical quality. However, the environment is very bright, and can be difficult to look at for longer periods of time. Keep this in mind when you're purchasing the game.

Overall, Antichamber is a fantastic puzzle game given purposefully minimalistic graphics in order to put more focus on the psychedelic roller coaster of confusion and awe you'll likely be experiencing while playing. You'll have to fight through your own ideas of what defines the space around you, and define it in the game's terms. That complete destruction of what I perceived to be true was, on its own, what really made me love this game.

Die Entwicklung von Anitchamber begann bereits Anfang 2006 unter dem Namen Hazard, es dauerte aber ganze 7 Jahre bis das Spiel dann im Januar 2013 endgültig erschien. Angefangen hat der einzige Entwickler mit der Idee eines Snake Spiels, nach einem Programmierfehler mit dem er einen nichteuklidische Raum im Unreal Development Kit (UDK) erschaffen hatte, änderte sich die Spielidee aber zu dem was wir heute kennen.

Antichamber ist eins dieser typischen WTF oder Mind♥♥♥♥ Spiele die mit der Psyche und den Gedanken des Spielers spielen. Das Spiel ansich ist schwierig zu beschreiben, das sollte man am besten selbst erlebt haben. Es gibt keine wirkliche Geschichte oder ein richtiges Spielziel, es ist mehr wie eine Reise und dieses Gefühl möchte das Spiel auch selbst vermitteln, es gibt immer wieder Tafeln mit Bildern und Texten die einerseits Tipps und Hinweise zu den Rätseln geben, auf der anderen Seite aber auch hilfreiche Lebensweisheiten vermitteln. Das ganze hat unter anderem auch einen philosphischen Aspekt.

Die Rätsel sind anspruchsvoll und man muss im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes oft um die Ecke denken, beziehungsweise darf man nicht logisch an die Probleme herangehen. Dinge die auf den ersten Blick unmöglich oder unschaffbar erscheinen, bekommen mit einem zweiten Blick oft eine ganz andere Bedeutung, das lädt zum probieren und versuchen ein. Man fühlt sich wie ein Baby das seine ersten Schritte macht und die Umwelt erkundet, die Grenzen auskundschaftet und die Regeln seiner Welt kennen lernt.

Oft kommt man an einer Stelle nicht weiter, durch die offenen Welt kann man sich schnell an einen anderen Ort teleportieren von dem aus man dann wieder weiterkommt bis man das nächste Mal nicht weiter kommt. Drückt man im Spiel Escape landet man immer wieder im Startraum und kann dort die Tafeln und Texte nochmal durchlesen und die Karte mit ihren Räumen begutachten und sich in jeden beliebigen Raum teleportieren, vorrausgesetzt man hat ihn schon einmal betreten.

Antichamber ist einfach ein tolles Spiel das viel zum Nachdenken anregt. Man kann es ruhig und gelassen spielen und mit viel Geduld an die Sache herangehen oder man stürzt sich mit Tempo durch das Spiel. Lässt man sich Zeit und erkundet alle Räume und Geheimnisse braucht man ungefähr 10 Stunden, man kann Antichamber aber auch schon in 10 Minuten durchspielen. Wenn einem Portal gefallen hat wird einem Antichamber vermutlich auch gefallen, man sollte auf jeden Fall Rätsel und kleine Gedankenspiele mögen. Wer hier nicht nachdenkt kommt auch nicht weit.

Antichamber is my favorite puzzle game I have ever played. It takes everything you think about 3D games and throws it out the window.
Pros:
-tons to do
-gives you a sense of wonder
-great exploration
-will screw with your head
-speed running
-cheap
-crazy graphics

♥♥♥♥:
-Could have more content ):

Would recommend 9/10

No encontraréis ningún otro título que juegue ♥♥♥ vuestra mente de igual manera. Lo que parece imposible aquí se vuelve posible, lo que parece al princpio no tener sentido al final lo ves claro como el agua.
Un juego donde expolarás los límites de tu mente... y de tu paciencia.

Best if you don't try to learn about the game before playing.
It's a fantastic brain bending experience.

Фатальной ошибкой для меня в этой игре была попытка использовать логику. Мой мозг........

If games are art, this one was made by Picasso.

一个让我3D眩晕的死去活来的游戏，可我为什么还在晚上晕完早上起来继续晕呢…………

一个严重考验空间想象，记忆力和解迷能力的3DAVG，是的，严重这个词并没有用错

天旋地转

咳咳，不过游戏中提示有些隐晦，难度是比较高的，重复一次，难度是比较高的，害怕晕3D或者解迷能力不足的请不要尝试

这不是演习！

主界面1:30的倒计时完全是逗你玩的，没有时间限制的，fell free to explore

头昏脑胀

(=ﾟДﾟ=)

救命啊谁把我的手从键盘上拿开啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊

If you are looking for different and brilliant puzzle game, you have come to the right place.

Some puzzles can be difficult but suprisingly not frustrating, if you find yourself to be stuck on something, you just go to do something else and things will eventually work out, sometimes you might even get to feel good about yourself for figuring it out.

1000 / 1010

第一人称的非欧几何空间！
传送门系列之后没有哪个解谜游戏能再次让我感觉如此兴奋了。

没错！以第一人称视角的进入不可能存在的空间！我相信如果荷兰画家埃舍尔住在现代的话，会十分喜欢这个游戏的，而牛顿会对这个游戏感到崩溃吧……

独特的艺术风格，碉堡的创意，这比那些上帝视角玩视觉差的解密游戏高明多了。第一人称难以言喻的代入感，这种身处难以理解的空间带来的冲击是上帝视角没有的。就像盯着潘洛斯三角&潘洛斯阶梯一样，无法使用大脑的空间能力连贯起来。在游戏开始不久会见到标志性的红蓝阶梯，无论选择哪个，都会回到原点，也就是说游戏一开始就告诉你了，不要试图用常识和眼睛理解这里。

“我特么怎么又到这里了？”“卧槽这里怎么会到这里？”“妈蛋来路怎么不见了？”“WTF？！”各种被游戏troll啊有没有…极度需要智商，我玩得神经都要错乱了，坚持没看攻略花了10小时才通关，没有幽闭恐惧症的我不知道为何玩久了会很压抑，大概每一个小时就要休息一下…卡关卡得各种崩溃，当然对应的就是发现新世界(误)时的欣喜，然后又卡住了…不过在最后会发现前面绝大多数谜题都是为了在你去The end之前增加经验值而已…

除了谜题，游戏的内在也很丰富，没有剧情，但墙上各种各样的图案配上的句子给游戏增加了很多内涵。尤其是当走向终末时，看着那句话…真的感觉挺伤感的。徽章的名字也很有意思，Construction-Connection-Relocation-Expansion-Destruction。就像是暗示了人生的旅途一样。

Antichamber这个名字取得很赞，非官中译叫环绕走廊，虽然和游戏的进行挺相符的，但就是没有AC传神啊，要直译也挺牵强。


说一些皮毛上的缺点。无成就，无云存档，不支持控制器，三无啊…虽然不影响游戏进行但还是有点不爽吧。
唯一有的是卡牌：好在徽章都是我的菜，个人十分喜欢这个游戏的icon，都想合闪卡了…
晕3D慎玩 幽闭恐惧症慎玩


10/10强力推荐 去享受奇妙的非欧空间艺术带来的震撼吧。
太独特了 真希望有续作
So unique and Antichamber 2 plz！

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刚才看到一个英文评测笑喷了
有人说“如果物理法则在未来不适用，就让上帝帮你吧。”（语出传送门2）
那个游戏就在这了
让上帝帮我吧。
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2016/11/28
提名“Whoooaaaaaaa, dude!”奖
BLOWS YOUR MIND.

Antichamber je dle mého názoru jedna z nejlepších indie her, které jsem měl zatím příležitost hrát a zároveň jedna z nejlepších her roku 2013. Je těžké popsat o co v této hře jde aniž bych něco vyzradil, takže můj popis bude velmi zjednodušený - svět v Antichamberu má svá pravidla, o kterých se dozvíte jen tak, že budete prozkoumávat okolí. Postupně tak objevujete nová místa a pomalu začínáte okolnímu světu rozumět. Jedna z hlavních mechanik hry je "zbraň", s kterou můžete sbírat nebo pokládat kostičky (ne, hra nemá nic společného s Minecraftem :D ) a řešit puzzly (zde tato mechanika nekončí, ale zase nechci nic vyzradit).

Mně osobně se na této hře líbí atmosféra (jednoduchý design, zvuky na pozadí) a fakt, že když hru dohrajete, dojde vám jak rychle se vlastně dala dohrát, ale jediné co vám k tomu bránilo byla neznalost herního světa, který při hraní poznáte.

This is one of the best games I've ever played, period.

More importantly, Antichamber is, I think, the apex of what gaming is supposed to be about. It's an extremely tight puzzle that respects the player. The whole game is a trick box, and not a single polygon of it is wasted. There's no filler, nothing is arbitrary. The laconic presentation reinforces the feeling: you're here for the puzzles, and every single one of them is worth it.

Every. Single. One.

Unlike the vast majority of puzzle games, Antichamber does everything to avoid self-repetition. There are no 'series' or 'types' of puzzles, no 'stages' here; sure, some principles and tricks repeat themselves, but most puzzles are unique. A Talos Principle-like "you get less keys than doors" puzzle? One. Jumping pads? Seen twice. Unlocking a door by breaking a chain of cubes into several pieces in a labyrinth? Seen twice — before you find a mathematically unsolvable one.

It's not unsolvable, of course. It just tricks you into thinking you've found another puzzle in a series, while in truth the principle behind it is different this time.

This is what Antichamber excels at, and this is what makes it brilliant: most puzzles in the game — and there are quite a lot — have very simple solutions and demand lateral thinking rather than counting or sleuth of hand. Found a ladder? Actually, you need to go through a wall. A jumping platform facing a ledge? Actually, you need to jump in another direction through a ladder. A floor-less room?

Have you tried using the hint hanging above you as a physical object?

There are some unlocks that make progress possible and add new rules, but very few of them. Most of the game's variety hinges on the insane inventiveness of the puzzles, redirecting attention, and toying with the player. As a result, every single rooms becomes a unique challenge — and solving each of them feels great.

The closest comparison I can make is The Witness — clearly taking a lesson or two from Antichamber's book. It's another puzzle game that also emphasizes wholeness, unexpected solutions, and where nothing is random. The Witness has a much more chic presentation and does some things better, like teaching new rules (it took me way, way too long to get adjusted to how the Red Gun works). And yet even The Witness, however great, pales in comparison; its series of similar puzzles seem clunky, same-y and unnecessary.

Antichamber isn't perfect. Some abilities are a bit clunky (like shifting cubes), the very ending has a puzzling jumping challenge that doesn't fit the game's tone, and it's also very hard to get back to if you've abandoned it for like a week. But these are all minor points.

It's a great game. You should play it. Everyone should. It requires zero special skills, only ingenuity, logic, perceptiveness, and the ability to think outside the box. This is an absolute paragon of what puzzle games should be about — and one of the best uses of gaming medium I've ever seen.

Early on in Antichamber, you will come across a room comprised of large floating letters that state "W T F ?". This pretty much sums up the experience... but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's quite refreshing, actually. But let's start at the beginning - what is Antichamber exactly? It's not easy to explain. It's a puzzle game, but the puzzles you solve are not exactly of a traditional nature. The game is set in some sort of nondescript facility, comprised of interconnected hallways and chambers. Visually, the world is quite simple, made up mostly of bright white walls with a spattering of color here and there. You explore in first person and must figure out how to solve each room in order to progress. And that's where it gets even harder to explain. The solutions are far from clear-cut and there is no one main mechanic that is used from start to finish. You just have to think, experiment, and explore. Eventually you will find a tool that is able to manipulate small cubes that are scattered throughout the facility. But unlike in a puzzle game like Portal for instance, the cube "gun" is not the only component of the puzzle-solving experience (though it does become so later on). Rather, at first, you will likely just spend a couple of hours exploring, getting lost, and trying to figure out just what the hell is going on. It takes a little while to adapt to how the game wants you to think, but once you have learned how to solve certain problems, it opens up more of the world for you to explore. I know this explanation sounds very vague, but it's almost impossible not to be when trying to explain this game - it is very... unconventional. That said, I thought the game was really cool, though I can definitely see that it would not be for everyone. If you like games that have a clear goal, explain their mechanics well, and don't require much thinking, then this is most definitely not the game for you. If, on the other hand, you are curious to try something that is vague, never provides anything in the way of explanation, and has some truly "out-there" puzzles to solve, you just might find Antichamber to be a breath of fresh air. All in all, this is a worthy experiment in the puzzle game genre, and unlike anything else I have ever played. Check it out if you think it may interest you - just don't hold me responsible for how much hair you end up pulling out of your head in frustration.

Final Grade: B+

Io non capisco che cazzo vuole la gente. Esce un prodotto originalissimo e innovativo ed è considerata una copia di Portal solo perchè è un puzzle in prima persona, come se Portal avesse l'esclusiva sul genere. Antichamber è un titolo che ♥♥♥ Portal c'entra come Starcraft c'entra ♥♥♥ Battlefield: un benemerito cazzo di nulla.
Compratelo, giocatelo e godetene come mai prima d'ora perchè Antichamber è una perla come poche.

Казалось бы, как данная цитата в эпиграфе сопоставляется с инди-головоломкой, да ещё и явно вторичной, вон - пазл-пушки на скриншотах, небось очередной убийца Portal. Что ж, если ответить на это в соответствии с аксиомой Antichamber, то все 3 утверждения неверные. Почему 3, а не 2?! А вот это как раз-таки метафора на перелом сознания - главную мозголомку в игре...

Эта странная суть необъяснимого зарыта ещё в корне слова Antichamber - этакое "Антипространство". Мир, где мир искажается. Наверное самая ближайшая к наркотикам вещь, что я испытал. Не в плане опасности для здоровья, разумеется хотя от таких кислотных контрастов из кошмара эпилептика мои глаза теперь слепит даже ультрафиолет, а тем, как все элементы этой игры будоражат своей непохожестью с первого же прикосновения, будто ток по телу. Сознание, помните? Так вот в Antichamber ты словно ничего не можешь осознать - ходишь по невидимым мостам, наворачиваешь буквально бесконечные марафоны в коридорах-восьмёрках, слышишь лягушек в полностью безжизненных стерильных помещениях, попутно следуя подсказкам.., вредящим скорее, и думаешь, что до покупки игры разработчик тебе что-то подсыпал в чай. Вау, многовато для стартовых минут, не правда ли? Наверное, не будет преувеличением сказать, что ни одна другая игра не зайдёт к вам за порог с ноги как эта. И вот тут и кроется ответ на первый поставленный вопрос - Antichamber не клон Portal, а в фауне инди-пазлов так вообще неисследованный организм.

В принципе эту штуку можно описать, как если бы мир зазеркалья из "Алисы" вдруг бы стал интерактивным. В отношении Antichamber в прессе часто фигурировало то имя нидерландского художника М. К. Эшера, то какой-то заумный термин "неевклидовая геометрия". От первого создатель игры, австралиец Александр Брюс, подчеркнул стиль абстрактного окружения: полунагая цветовая палитра с очень точечным подбором акцентных цветов, нагромождением симметричных строений, будто бы плавящихся как металл в сочленениях друг друга - словом, сплошь оптические иллюзии, построенные на извращениях с перспективой. Второй же аспект - это, грубо говоря, окружное пространство. Отсутствие параллельных линий отвергает в нём как симметрию, так и привычные нам законы геометрии и где-то физики. Самое забавное то, что даже эти, вроде бы, определяющие элементы Antichamber растяжимые настолько, что любая резинка бы уже лопнула. Напрямую Эшера цитируют такие проекты как Echochrome, Monument Valley и Manifold Garden. Что же до неевклидовой геометрии, она тут такая же редкая, как атеист на Ближнем Востоке, хотя всё ещё заметная. Весь сыр-бор Antichamber в том, что он комбинирует лишь частички этих элементов, но непредсказуемо - чтобы опрокинуть ваш мозг, всполоснуть, встряхнуть и вывернуть наизнанку. Причём это та грань, когда произведение, будучи напрочь самобытным и артистичным, не пытается, как это обычно бывает, лишь играть в искусство.

Так что же такое Antichamber на самом деле? По сути - головоломка совмещённая со структурой метроидвании, что уже делает её весьма штучной. Обычно любая игра подобного формата проводит вас по рельсам с комнатами-испытаниями. Здесь же вы будете ошеломлены, как кошка на льду, от всех тех трюков с искажением пространства, о которых я упомянул, но сильнее всего - от гибких решений головоломок, которую такая свобода предоставляет. К ключевым для прогресса пазл-пушкам можно порой подобраться как минимум 3-мя путями, а некоторые из них превращаются ещё и в новые способы на этом пути. Комнаты для пазлов тут представляют собой ветвистые коридоры, в которые можно в любой момент телепортироваться, просто нажав Esc, тем самым зайдя в интерактивную хаб-локацию, которая содержит в себе динамичную карту местности, экран с настройками и ещё одну фишку игры - стену для печенек с предсказаниями?! Я немного слукавил, но суть сохранил. Эту игру явно сделал физик-лирик, который, словно взяв за основу личные заметки, проведённые во время наблюдений за звёздами, сопроводил каждый пазл карикатурной зарисовкой. Кликнете - выскочит жизнеутверждающая метафора на происходящее. Ключевое слово "сопровождает". Автор как бы завуалированно обращается к вам - порой с иронией, а порой с назиданием - специально после выполнения любой задачки. Эта идея может показаться претенциозной, но она получилась действительно эффектной. Один из моих любимых примеров такой игры в восприятие особо запрятанный тупик с табличкой "подлежит восстановлению" на заблокированной двери, рядом с ним карикатура со свинкой... в шлеме... на роликах... с надписью: "Некоторые вещи не имеют особого смысла".

Antichamber 

Une capture d'écran de Antichamber

Par : NE0L0GiC ⁧⁧SPASM

Antichamber постоянно обманывает ваши ожидания. При каждом новом правиле логичная последовательность тут может смениться иррациональным экспериментом. Преуспеть в этой игре можно только если не бояться творить уникальную ахинею чуть ли не при любой удобной возможности. Этот пазл скорее про нестандартное мышление, нежели разгадку. Любое направление тут может оказаться ещё более озадачивающей развилкой, опять телепортом в никуда, а порой и комнатой разработчика, что делает проект неким мета-комментарием в стиле "анти-игра"! Также никогда не знаешь наверняка, что за поворотом, ибо даже тупик тут может рассосаться при приближении. Функциональные места игры на первый взгляд шизофренично разбросаны, а на второй - ты уже лавируешь в этом аду словно партизан из Въетконга в подземных туннелях. Мир игры чем-то смахивает на фильм "Куб 2: Гиперкуб" - вся территория непрерывная загадка...

Подход к геймдизайну тут изящен в том числе с такой вторичной для жанра вещью как пазл-пушки. Каждая из них кроме оригинальной обладает уникальными свойствами, работающими по сюрреалистичным законам внутриигровой физики, что сбалансировано так грамотно, что может и дальше привести к "эврика!"-моментам. Даже самая первая пушка может быть использована настолько нестандартно, что мне казалось, будто я ломаю игру. А упомянутая выше вырвиглазность графики здесь на самом деле один из практичнейших примеров минимализма. Кислотные участки мгновенно выделяют точки интереса в окружении, а предустановленные в некоторых местах блоки могут цветом подсказать, каким инструментом можно решить уравнение раньше времени - в том числе когда кажется, что это невозможно. На самом деле всегда возможно, просто решение проблемы может оказаться крайне уникальным в любой момент. Самое потрясное здесь - это возможность срезать путь к финалу, выискивая всё более эффективные алгоритмы действий. Первое прохождение у вас может занять от 3 до 20+ часов. Второе - от часа до 10 минут без каких-либо рефлексов Джона Уика. Игра крайне ценит вашу любознательность, что либо обескураживает её подходом, либо выпячивает IT-грыжу от ощущения собственной гениальности, и никакого сокрытого третьего в этот раз не дано.

Благодаря такой эластичности Antichamber стал для меня любимой головоломкой, в то же время это - аки секс с девственницей - любовь через кровь. Тот же визуал, мягко говоря, субъективен. Свободное перемещение вкупе с нежеланием игры быть голословной иногда приводят к контринтуитивности. Кого-то сильно разочаруют статичные задачки, вшитые в стену для пушек. Финал здесь скорее как факт. Для меня же самое обидное - опциональные розовые кубы, которым разработчик смысла не придал, ибо вымотался.

Как итог, если вы любите в играх исследование, эксперименты, самопровозглашённые испытания и креативность, эта штуковина может раздуть вам голову аки шмель. Antichamber буквально недостающий кусочек пазла в вашей игровой мозаике. И неважно, что розовый куб ложь, а в конце не появится голая Ева Грин.

Love this game, would love to get an Antichamber 2

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Nota previa: Si el análisis te parece mucho tocho para leer, puedes hacer pértiga hasta el final y leerte el resumen de 6 líneas ♥♥♥ los puntos clave de este juego. De nada ;D

Antichamber es un peculiar juego de puzles que nos sitúa sin explicación ninguna, en una especie de cámara de pruebas ♥♥♥ explicaciones sobre su funcionamiento escritas en la pared. Conforme descubrimos leyendo estas paredes cómo avanzar en el juego, descubrimos muchas de las peculiaridades que ocultan los muros de esta "anti-cámara".

Extraños rompecabezas, cambios en el mapa que despistan a la mínima, y un continuo sinsentido de frases que parecen consejos para mejorar tu día a día pueden provocar el rechazo por parte de quien lo juega si no está acostumbrado a enfrentarse a este tipo de entornos raros. Sin embargo, si posees una curiosidad innata por descubrir qué ocultan estos blancos y pulcros muros llenos de misterio, este juego te cautivará.

Empiezas sin poder hacer gran cosa, pero conforme vas avanzando por las salas de la "Antichamber" irás progresando y subiendo de nivel, y tus capacidades de resolución de puzles aumentarán. Salas que ya has visitado cobrarán nuevos sentidos si les buscas otros puntos de vista o si usas las nuevas habilidades que vas adquiriendo, cada sala es una sorpresa, incluidas aquellas que ya visitaste al principio del juego.

Es notable su carencia de sentido en lo referente al por qué te hallas en esas cámaras, y cuál es el propósito de resolverlas. Se asemeja un poco a Portal, por la resolución de puzles continuamente, pero sin embargo su planteamiento y originalidad, lo hacen un título completamente aparte de dicho juego; único en su especie. Sin trama y sin explicaciones, pero lleno de situaciones que te harán darle mil vueltas a la cabeza de por qué ocurren ciertas cosas de tal manera o de cómo resolver esta situación de aquí.

En definitiva, estamos ante una joya de los juegos indie de puzles. Quienes busquen, como ya he dicho, una variedad de situaciones fuera de lo común, y un cambio de perspectiva comparado ♥♥♥ otros juegos del género, deben hacerse ♥♥♥ él en cuanto puedan y dedicarle unas horas de su vida, seguramente no saldrán defraudados en absoluto.

---Resumen del tocho---

Gráficos: 5/10
Coloridos, pero justitos. Se adaptan a la ambientación del juego, pero no destacan por ser nada complejos. Simplistas y concretos, cumplen su función y ya.

Sonido: 8/10
Carece de banda sonora, pero sin embargo los sonidos ambientales que incluye son muy variados y ayudan mucho a concentrarse para pensar en la solución de muchos rompecabezas. Le dan un toque distintivo de originalidad muy atractivo.

Mecánica: 8/10
Tiene como base la mecánica de un first person shooter. Sin embargo, muchas de las soluciones a los rompecabezas requieren de un cambio del punto de vista además de algunos aspectos de la mecánica de resolución de puzles habitual. Otro punto para la originalidad en este juego.

Trama: 1/10
Carece de trama. Aunque da pie a crear historias acerca de la Antichamber y las razones de su existencia a lo largo de todo el juego.

Te gustará si:

-Te gustan los puzles.
-Te gusta la originalidad y lo distinto a lo que hay en otros juegos del género.
-Te gusta darle muchas vueltas a la cabeza y sacar la solución de algunos puzles complicados.

No te gustará si:

-Te van más los puzles mezclados ♥♥♥ aventura y acción (aunque lo he comparado ♥♥♥ Portal, no se parece en el género al que pertenece, este es exclusivamente puzles).
-Te atascas ♥♥♥ facilidad y te ofuscas por buscar una solución concreta de una forma determinada (este juego tiene puntos muy enrevesados).
-Te pierdes ♥♥♥ facilidad. Antichamber juega mucho ♥♥♥ las ubicaciones del mapa y puede llegar a despistar bastante.

Relación calidad/precio:

Personalmente, para lo que el juego ofrece, 18,99 euros es un poco excesivo. No da tanto de sí en el aspecto gráfico y de la trama, por ejemplo, para valer esa cantidad. Recomiendo esperar a algunas rebajas para comprarlo.

Gracias por leer este análisis. Espero que te haya servido.

--El Optimista Naranja--

Antichamber is a minimalist space-bending first person puzzler in the in the same vein as The Witness, The Talos Principle and, of course, Portal. Fans of the aforementioned titles would do well to blind-buy Antichamber as I promise you’ll not be disappointed.

Antichamber’s gameplay revolves around breaking the laws of three dimensional space, you’ll walk around Penrose Stairs and inside impossible objects. Every chamber you enter will put you in the middle of an astonishing optical illusion, you’ll feel like you’re living in an hallucination.

This inconceivable world is laid out as a Metrodvania and puzzle solving nets you more powerful tools, the result being a satisfying feedback loop of “Eureka!” moments. Like most Metroidvania’s you’ll find yourself naturally memorising the world and navigation will become second nature - which is trippy when you consider that the map can’t be accurately represented within our dimensional understanding.

Breaking the laws of physics may seem contradictory to the tight-knit rules the puzzle genre relies on but dotted throughout these test chambers are little portraits with accompanying text. These form riddles that nudge you in the right direction for any particular puzzle. Careful observation will grant understanding into this particular brand of universal laws and on one occasion I gasped upon realising the possibilities of what I was being shown. These portraits also tie up into a satisfyingly cohesive narrative which hold the whole experience together, you’ll stick around the 6ish hour runtime to see it through to the end.

Antichamber isn’t perfect - there are a few puzzles which the solution is more stumbled into than deduced and recognising a rule or finding a new tool often brings down multiple puzzles as some share their solutions, but these are minor blemishes on an otherwise must-play title. Antichamber has my highest recommendation to all puzzle fans.

This game does more in 8 hours than most games can do in 60. By far the best puzzle game.

Antichamber był jednym z tych tytułów w który od jakiegoś czasu chciałem zagrać będąc fanem logicznych i muszę przyznać, że sama gra nie zawiodła moich oczekiwań. Jeżeli chodzi o poziom graficzny gry to naprawdę ciężko go ocenić, większość czasu spędzimy gapiąc się na białe ściany gdzieniegdzie urozmaicone kolorkami z którymi mniej lub bardziej musimy wejść w interakcję, nadrabiają za to licznie umieszczone artystyczne smaczki, które naprawdę miło się ogląda i często pokazują jak fajnie można bawić się z percepcją. O fabule jako takiej nie za bardzo można coś powiedzieć, w zasadzie przez całą grę próbujemy złapać "czarną kostkę" ale pytanie dlaczego towarzyszyło mi do samego końca gry, (nawet po zakończeniu :( ). Sam gameplay prezentuje się całkiem nieźle, mamy tu do czynienia z dość typowym ostatnimi czasy widokiem z pierwszej osoby, na samym początku przywita nas niczym nie skażony ekran bez jakiegokolwiek HUDa a w miarę ukończenia gry w naszym arsenale pojawi się urządzenie które umożliwi nam dalsze odkrywanie przygotowanych poziomów. Samo urządzenie w miarę grania ulepsza się jeszcze 2 razy za każdym razem rozwijając nasze możliwości manipulowania „kostkami”, dzięki którym dostaniemy się w miejsca które wcześniej wydawały się nam nie do osiągnięcia. Gra jako gra nie oferuje pełnego trybu treningu z wyjaśnieniem każdego elementu gry, zamiast tego podane są nam podstawowe funkcje przycisków i cała reszta to nasze eksperymenty i za to grę sobie bardzo cenię, zdecydowanie ciekawiej jest poznać wszystkie możliwości samemu. Rozwiązywanie kolejnych zagadek poznając nowe możliwości oddanego nam "arsenału" jest zdecydowanie satysfakcjonujące. Sam poziom zagadek uważam za dość wysoki, od czasu do czasu potrafiłem się naprawdę zaciąć na kilka godzin, nie pomagała w tym też struktura poziomów którą zaproponowali twórcy. Często ciesząc się z tego że odkryliśmy nowe miejsce okaże się że tak naprawdę wróciliśmy do znanego nam już pokoju np. od drugiej strony. Same zagadki zdecydowanie stawiają na kreatywne myślenie poza schematami, często aby rozwiązać zagadkę należy np. spojrzeć pod odpowiednim kątem co nagle spowoduje przeniesienie nas w miejsce w sposób, który nie można wytłumaczyć za pomocą ogólnie znanej nam fizyki. Na szczęście autorzy porozmieszczali wiele pomocy, poukrywanych na czarnych tablicach, często wiedza z nich pomaga w rozwiązaniu zagadki, spełniają one również funkcję "achivementów". Jeżeli chodzi o samo menu gry to podobnie jak w Fable 3 przycisk Escape przenosi nas do naszego własnego świata w którym możemy zmienić ustawienia gry, obejrzeć odkryte już tablice a także przenieść się do odkrytych już przez nas komnat i tutaj osobiście uważam, że autorzy popełnili ogromny błąd, gdyż gdy przenosimy się do "naszej przestrzeni" automatycznie resetujemy komnatę w której byliśmy. Kilka razy zdążyło się przez przypadek wcisnąć przycisk escape odruchowo aby spauzować grę, tylko po to by być przywitanym przysłowiowym środkowym palcem po powrocie do komnaty w której się znajdowałem, staje się to wyjątkowo uciążliwe pod koniec, gdy zagadki robią się naprawdę trudne i długie. Osobiście przejście gry zajęło mi 9 godzin więc jak na tytuł indie całkiem nieźle, ale jakoż jest to gra logiczna znajdą się na pewno i tacy którzy skończą ją w 4 i 15 godzin. Ogólnie uważam, że tytuł jest bardzo solidny a rozwiązywanie samych zagadek daje sporą satysfakcję, jeżeli pojawi się jeszcze w promocji to koniecznie polecam wszystkim koneserom główkowania.
Ocena 7,5/10

---{Graphics}---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Taaaaake ooooon meeeeeeeeee
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Team Fortress 2 on crack
☐ Paint.exe

---{Puzzles}---
☑ Had to look up a walkthrough MULTIPLE TIMES
☐ Had to look up a walkthrough
☐ Very Hard
☐ Hard
☐ Not that hard
☐ Easy
☐ There were puzzles?

---{Audio}---
☐ Eargasm
☑ Very good (high quality BlEePs and BlOOps)
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ Earrape

---{Audience}---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Average Solitare Players

---{PC Requirements}---
☑ Check if you can run paint (game is easy to run and takes up very little space)
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{Difficulity}---
☐ Just press 'A‘
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Dark Souls

---{Story}---
☑ If you want story, then go read a book.
☐ Text or Audio floating around
☐ Average depends an DLC
☐ Good
☐ Better than the Telltale Sam & Max series
☐ It‘ll replace your life

---{Game Time}---
☐ Long enough for a cup of tea
☑ Short
☐ Average (8 hrs for story mode)
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond (Thats why Satan makes you play it in Hell)

---{Price}---
☑ There is no "price“
☐ Worth the price seven times over
☐ Worth the money, but try to catch it on sale
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{Bugs}---
☑ Literally nothing bad
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ Assassin‘s Creed: Unity
☐ Get a bug spray. Or more. A lot more. Or maybe a flamethrower. Or a nuke.

8/10 Good game

Thanks Ame, I came back to this game after like 2 years and decided to beat finally finish it, totally worth it, if you like puzzle games this one is a really interesting one, it'll take you some time if you go completely blind.

Antichamber is a first-person puzzle game that loves to trick the player with rule changes, visual sleights, false walls and impossible spaces as well as some testing logic problems.
You start the game in a black-walled chamber with the controls printed on the wall next to a clock ticking down from 90 minutes. From here you enter the game's maze, where a staircase can lead to its own foot, walls and floors can vanish when you touch them, a set of rooms can be both horizontally and vertically adjacent to each other and pressing your face against a window can change where you are standing.
The puzzles are well designed and for the most part - difficult.
Antichamber is not a linear game. You will often find yourself bouncing off several puzzles simultaneously in different parts of the maze.
In my opinion is Antichamber a must have for every first-person puzzle game fan.

Sounds 6/10
Graphics 8/10
Gameplay 9/10
Atmosphere 8/10

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When people use a word "Unique", usually they exaggerate. "Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy". This game, in my opinion, is ACTUALLY unique.

play on drugs to cancel out the drugs

Way back when this game came out I recommended it to a close friend who really liked puzzle games. Portal and Portal 2 was the game we played together on his new PC. I saw antichamber and I told him to play it even before trying it out myself. He completed it and really enjoyed it. Asked me if I would even play it because it can only really be completed once and he didn't want to take that experience away from me. Some time after that, he lost his life and years later I finally managed to start the game and see what is it all about.

The game really is as he said. A game you can only really beat once. I really enjoyed it - the hints, the atmosphere, the restarts...
Thanks Camne, I really wish we could talk about the game and I wish I could have contacted you instead of bashing my head at certain levels. Cheers

I write this review 10 years after this game came out and about 9 and a half years after I first bought it.

After all this time, I still think Antichamber is the best indie first person puzzle game I have ever played. The best designed, and the best executed.

I tried playing several other puzzle games since then, but none of them ever felt as well executed or as delightful to learn as this. When I first played through Antichamber, it was like the first time I played the original Portal with how many interesting new gameplay concepts it introduced me to.

I will always confidently recommend this gem of the game.

A MASTERPIECE ON ITS OWN

If you're interested or semi-interested in this game, just buy the game, just BUY IT and ''avoid as much spoilers as you can'' (my tip),
if you dont like what you see in like 1-2 hours inside the game, then this game is not for you.

I dont think this game fits to everyone since, you've to learn and progress slowly, talking baby steps until you can manage bigger stuff, a lot people wont have enough patience or the game doesn't have enough action for them.

This game also requires patience, while sometimes smashing your face on the keyboard might be the answer to a problem, the next time you try smashing your face that wont help you much.

The sings you see in the game are one of the best thing in the game for me, they can help you in-game and to your not so in-game self.

Take your time, learn, experience and have fun

''Life isn't about getting to the end.'' -Antichamber

took me around 20 hours to beat the game for the first time

I just have to say that this is a must play before you die

Amazing game, I am jealous of the people who still haven't played this. Since they can still experience the game for the first time. I can't really describe the game. But I love it. Sadly, I finished it in only 8 hours. I really wish it was longer.

噫，奇怪，我已经退款了，为什么还可以写评测？

……算了，不管了，反正我要给的评语是【推荐】，理由与目前大部分评测几乎一样，就不用我又重复一遍啦。

如果你好奇的是我为何会退款，我可以回答，那是因为这游戏我玩不下去……
我玩了一个小时后就晕得厉害。不同《The Witness》《塔罗斯的法则》，在这里让人晕的不是不稳定的帧率，而是场景所使用的“不科学不人道”的超强对比度的配色。
这直接导致亲身游玩的玩家发生高光眩晕症。
当然，和3D眩晕症一样，不是所有玩家都会有高光眩晕的症状（我玩《The Witness》时就没有晕，体质的东西，人各有异）。
如果你重复观看了五次以上商店主页的介绍视频，盯着看也不会晕，这款游戏就值得为你推荐；如果看几眼就晕了，那就很可能跟我一样，你会玩不下去的，请自己看着办吧。

ANTICHAMBER is a puzzle game based on a concept of thinking outside the box. The story is almost non-existant. The gameplay is enjoyable for most of the time although controls might be a little clunky sometimes. There are various puzzles and most of them have interesting and unusual concepts but they aren't very hard. Visuals and music are minimalistic but it fits the concept of the game greatly. It's one of these games where the less you know about it, the more you enjoy it.

STORY
This game is about solving puzzles so there is almost no story except trying to find the exit from the maze. Sometimes you can spot some minor similarities with Portal, especially being trapped in chambers full of puzzles. Although in reality they seemed more like areas than chambers to me.

GAMEPLAY
Most of the puzzles have interesting concepts. Actually sometimes it's hard to call them puzzles but I don't want to spoil. Especially the beginning of the game is surprising but once you get the gimmick the puzzles become a little less interesting and way easier to solve. It might turn out that the biggest puzzle to comprehend is the maze you are trapped in. The controls might be a bit troublesome from time to time but nothing game breaking.

VISUALS
The design is very minimalistic, mostly in black and white and some bright colors. It fits the style of often abstract puzzles but not everyone may like it. Sometimes I've got motion sickness because of the game but it was usually happening when I was looking around too fast. Nonetheless have in mind it might happen to you as well.

SOUND
Music is minimalistic yet athmospheric. Any dubbing in this game doesn't exist.

Don't mind my recommendation because it is only my subjective opinion which shows if I've enjoyed the game or not. If you are considering buying this game, read the review and decide yourself.

Everybody's begging for a new Rocksteady game or whatever.

I just want Alexander Bruce to make a second game, because thinking about it, and I mean thinking about it a lot, this might be the most underrated game of the last ten years and seriously threatening the top of my end of decade list of best games.

If you're red/green color blind, this game is unbeateable.

Best when you go blind into the game without watching videos about it before you buy it.

Definitivamente, Antichamber não é seu jogo de puzzle usual, consegue inovar num gênero onde as "normas" são praticamente pré-estabelecidas.

Em um puzzle qualquer, os desafios se limitam aos problemas de lógica clássicos , aqueles que você fica fazendo e refazendo cada passo em busca de uma resposta que passou despercebida aos seus olhos. Para mim, o maior ponto positivo de Antichamber é a fuga, na maior parte do tempo, deste estilo tradicional. Para serem resolvidos, os puzzles deste jogo induzem o jogador a duvidar da lógica tradicional, podendo ser facilmente resolvidos caso o jogador comece a duvidar da intuição que normalmente leva ele a resolver um problema tradicional. No começo, é estranho se acostumar a esta particularidade de Antichamber, mas depois de se adaptar ao estilo de pensamento, a solução dos puzzles se torna alcançável.

A arte do jogo, para muitos, pode parecer algo muito simplista, podendo até dar a sensação de jogo inacabado. Mas este estilo casa perfeitamente com a proposta do jogo. O simplicismo da arte minimalista, em contraponto ao surrealismo que aparece em grande parte dos puzzles é a ferramente perfeita para intensificar a sensação de estranheza do jogador.

A dificuldade dos puzzles irá variar muito de pessoa para pessoa, já que a dificuldade de cada um para se adaptar a este estilo de pensamento único de Antichamber é diferente, mas em geral, os puzzles acabam sendo desafiadores, principalmente mais perto do final. Durante os puzzles, as únicas dicas que você recebe do jogo são alguns quadrados negros com figuras, que quando ativados, revelam frases que, muitas vezes, são puzzles por si só, mas que instigam o jogador a pensar de formas diferentes das que ele vinha pensando até o momento, baseado na sentença, que pode soar vaga, mas que contém a resposta para o puzzle em algum lugar.

Veredito:
Nota -

My dad watched me while playing this game and said: "What kind of virtual drug is this?"

10/10

Excellent game. Highly recommend for anyone who loves Portal and Talos Principle.

Sometimes a game makes you think, and sometimes a game makes you think outside the box.

Then along comes a game that reveals the box is actually a sphere.

Enter 'Antichamber'.

Highly recommended.

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Antichamber instructions:

1. Buy it
2. Play it
3. Get stuck on stairs
4. Turn off the game raging
5. Realise that game wasn't that cheap
6. Go play it again
7. Realise how amazing it is after finishing
8. Go recommend it
9. Realise you are actually stoned and none of this is true
10. Or is it?

Go buy the game.

Fantastic puzzle game, possibly even the best to date (Portal 2 makes a run for it). It really makes you think, and its use of Non-Euclidean Geometry (Structures that would normally be impossible in three dimensional space) adds a brand new aspect to the game that I have yet to find in any other. The graphics really add to the atmosphere and the music is alright if nothing special, while it's enjoyable at first it simply loops for the duration of the game and becomes old rather quickly. The puzzles are extremely diverse and become progressively harder as the game goes on, and while easy at first can and will become very challenging. Finally, only buy this if you are looking for a serious challenge, if you are not a patient player, don't buy it. That said however, I loved it, and would certainly recommend it.

一個看起來很簡單、卻從頭到尾都很不簡單的遊戲。


禪學釋義 (by wiki)：

捨棄過去已有的錯誤知識和邏輯
改以自我內心的感悟來解決問題
是一種最為簡單也是最為有效的　解決問題的方法

這遊戲很漂亮的讓玩家參悟到這種過程(在不看攻略的前題下)。


1.不要完全套用現實世界的邏輯去理解眼前的謎題。

2.了解並善用手上 方塊射出槍的功能、是解謎的重要關鍵。

3.答案往往是出乎當下意料之外的簡單。

4.逃避問題(擱著不管)也是解決問題的過程之一。


場景和物件如同所見，單調的幾何圖型及色塊構成、
白色空間所營造出來的封閉感+背景的效果音、的確帶點壓迫感。
有密室恐懼症和光刺激過敏的人、請作適當休息。


遊戲本身在解開謎題後就會自動存檔、也能隨時傳送到各個定點(按一下Esc鍵)、
所以在問題面前不需要硬拗：離開遊戲(按住Esc鍵)、小睡一下再回來，你可能就找出答案了。


解開謎題後、作者給玩家的留言(人生格言)、和謎題本身相呼應。
搭上破解謎題後的成就感、給人筆墨難以形容的鳥肌。
可以窺見作者在藝術、數學、心理學、哲學等各領域上的巧思。
(雖然我看不懂是什麼梗…)



如果steam用戶裡有外星人存在、

那他們的遊戲庫裡都應該要有這款遊戲。( ´∀｀)

i saw this game in a YouTube video about Non-Euclidean geometry, and i knew i have to try it. at first it might seem like a normal puzzle game like portal, but it gets more and more confusing progressively. good game if you want to lose a couple of braincells

A game like Antichamber should not be played by people like myself; games that have puzzles that go beyond merely logic, reasoning, memorization or problem solving and into the realm of beating your head against it until a solution reveals itself do not sit entirely well with me. This is more an issue with myself than those types of games for sure, but while Antichamber does take a couple of cues from Portal, this title is a drastically different experience that, while at times went way over my head, I can still recommend to people who want a puzzler that's different from your Trines or Professor Laytons or Mysts.

I'm really the wrong demographic for this kind of game, but Antichamber's advertising suckered me in since I wanted an exploration-based puzzle game in similar veins to La-Mulana; puzzles that were made to crush lesser minds. While I did get that vibe and happily did so, Antichamber sometimes felt like it could get away with whatever it wanted and did so with crossed arms and shrugged shoulders to the player. The Steam store page does say, quote, 'Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward'. 'Accomplishing the impossible' may sound quite romantic to a player thinking about buying the game, but there are some cases where the impossible is possible, it just requires a ridiculous solution. To talk about these cases would just be absolute shameful spoilers and would take away from your experience, but the big pro tip here is that just when you think you've tried absolutely everything and are ready to give up, you actually haven't tried absolutely everything and need to try again. Not every puzzle in Antichamber is this 'impossible', as for a majority of the game your challenges are quite tame; blocks, switches, platforming, interacting with the environment, toying with some anomaly that's keeping you from progressing... Many of these can be solved just through expirimentation, trial and error or simple application of your brain, and for quite some time you can chug through the game at a steady rate, only meeting major opposition when you near the end of the game - And I mean major. Again, perhaps I'm the wrong kind of person for this kind of game, but at some point I ran up against puzzles where just nothing clicked and I found myself spinning my wheels in perpetual defeat, and that's where my enjoyment of the game took a heavy drop.

What kept me from really getting sour on the game is that at just about any time you can return to the main 'hub' room where you can look at a map of the 'facility' (players have insinuated there's a story some kind, but there's no plot in Antichamber at all) and then teleport elsewhere. This means that you can zip around the game and try assaulting a puzzle again or from a different angle, never being stuck against just one challenge forever until you complete it. This is an absolute god-send of a feature, and one that no doubt has kept many players (including myself) from quitting the game with a bitter aftertaste. It's also incredibly useful since you can stumble upon shortcuts or alternate exits everywhere that will take you all over the place, sometimes not quite in the direction you wanted to go. If you keep hallway-wrapping into a room you've visited or accidentally fall off a bridge that melts if you're looking at it, being able to warp back and try again keeps frustration down to a minimum, especially when you're trying to find the matter 'guns' to further manipulate blocks that you need for switches, platforms or other impede your progress.

The 'guns' is the aforementioned cue from Portal, and how they help you get around the game is the other. Again, to talk in detail about the puzzles you'll encounter would be shameful spoilers, but each new gun upgrade you find unlocks that much more of the game, with a myriad of possible solutions and new challenges to run into, which is a good feeling of constantly asking yourself 'what's next?' when you unlock this door or find a way past this chasm. You'll be looking forward to the next puzzle and not to the designs of the rooms as a whole since the game's sterile white environment at times feels just downright oppressive on the eyes, save for the splashes of bold, full colors that are strangely relieving when mixed in with the 'music' that is nothing but ambiance noises that I feel were designed to keep the player as relaxed as possible when hopping around the game trying to figure out a new solution. Color doesn't play any sort of theme like in Okami, but it does serve as something to take hold of your attention and to differentiate one route from another to avoid confusion.

While it sounds like I haven't had the greatest time with Antichamber, I walked away from it (and completed it) quite satisfied with the experience I had, and some minor technical hiccups like major frame-rate hitches during transitions and broken floor geometry were just that - Hiccups. Antichamber brings to the table a wildly different kind of puzzle game that sometimes can feel like it's cheating in order to challenge you, but overcoming these challenges brings personal accomplishment that is its own high. My overall enjoyment of the game left something to be desired, but I can still happily recommend Antichamber to those looking for a puzzle game that doesn't follow conventional rules.

I don't even know where I am anymore.

Update: Still no clue where I am.

If you liked portal and Superliminal, you will love this.

I played this game after playing Superliminal, Portal, Portal 2, the Stanley Parable, and a little of The Witness. Everyone knows the game is technically brilliant, but what I'll add is that it nails a perfect, atmospheric, dreamlike feel that so many other games fail at, because the developer made the wise move of restraining himself, keeping it simple, and investing almost all his resources into mechanics and level design. The closest thing to a storyline that was achieved was the weird little philosophical hints and images that appear throughout the game, which were enough to add to the game's atmosphere but not so much that the game tries to be something that it isn't. Incredible experience playing this.

This is a game of deceit.

No, not like a riddle nobody could answer, but instead, a game about challenging conventions.

Many people like to compare this game to the portal series or other first person adventure puzzle games, but it's not like those in the fact that it never holds your hand. Instead, it finds a way to teach the player indirectly through experimentation rules in the game that were never in the tutorials preceding. It's like doing math in that respect.

The game also has some metroidvania premises to it, you can't solve this puzzle until you upgrade your gun, an open world that you can freely roam, and a end goal that's so open to interpretation, an alcholic could probably have just as good a guess to the meaning.

So yea, a game about thought, deceit, math, and metroidvania design.
This could either be a chore or the best thing since butter on sliced bread.

- Мне кажется, я сломал игру...
- Нет, ты просто нашёл альтернативный способ пройти Античамбер.

Мне кажется, я раскрыла страшную тайну: Античамбер - это не игра, а живое существо, детально и до мелочей продуманное создателями, и оно, как создание разумное, считает, что глупо отказываться от бесплатного шоу, которое представляет из себя игрок, впервые попавший в комнаты Античамбер. А поэтому не просто не помогает себя пройти, но наоборот, всевозможными способами провоцирует тебя поступать неправильно, дразнит, перемешивает карту, ежеминутно меняет видимую реальность и даже, поначалу кажется, меняет правила игры.

Но все это напускное. Античамбер проявляет удивительно восхитительную способность по-настоящему УВАЖАТЬ игрока, способного обучаться.Она перестаёт дурачиться, и выстраивает свои казалось бы беспорядочные комнаты в стройную дорогу. Потому что ты заслужил это содействие. И это признание Античамбера стоит больше других наград.

Античамбер - это единый, целостный, живущий своей особой жизнью, организм; выверенный, отточенный. В ней есть вещи, которые остались слегка подвешенными, но это такие мелочи и настолько немногие это отыщут, что говорить об этом не имеет смысла.

From "Taking the baby steps" to "Journey that has no end".

Mind bending and addictive. Completely worth the purchase if you like solving puzzles. It reminds me of Portal but with a lot more brain power. I wasn't sure I would enjoy this game, but I was hooked after the first couple rooms. Beautifully designed. I just can't get enough....

Up to this day there is no game that I can compare to this. It's a unique brainfack experience. It's not perfect but still great. If you liked Portal you could like this. In Portal, you need to adjust your brain to the portal mechanic. Here you need to adjust to a logic defying world. You will grasp more and more what is going on. Explore everything a couple of times just to find yourself back at the beginning, wondering what the heck is going on. New abilities will open up new paths to more confusing rooms and hallways. It's a challenging experience you should definitely try without looking too much at potential spoilers. The trailer doesn’t really communicate what the game is about but still spoils a bit of each and everything. Grab this game blind and refund it if you don’t like it.

概要：Antichamberとは、もしかすると今まで一番オリジナルのデザインが有るでも遊び時はゲームの責任で半分が無駄使いちゃった。遊ぶより実況プレイを観るほうがいい。日本語化はないのに大丈夫よ。大切な文字がないから。

This is important, so I'm going to cut straight to brass tacks. Cards on the table: Antichamber is a very cool idea executed well, but that's not enough to save it from being a profoundly unenjoyable game. While everyone should see this game, very few should go to the trouble of actually buying and playing this game.

I really want to like the game, so I'm going lead with the bad so I can end on a positive note. Fortunately, the negatives make for a short list, so let's just get this out of the way. Antichamber is a frusturatingly tedious puzzle game that just loves to waste your time. This is the major bugbear and the single greatest reason I don't recommend actually playing the game yourself, were it not for this odds are good I'd be unreservedly recommending it. Now as a non-Euclidean puzzle game (P.S. Antichamber is a non-Euclidean puzzle game, more on that later) you'd be well within reason to argue that I'm just a big stupid head that can't brain good, but that's not the case, at least not here. The puzzles are themselves well crafted and pass by quickly, the tedium is in actually finding them. Antichamber is a free-roaming game, not a linear one.

The onus is on the player to find the puzzles, and at times complexity can reach Metroidvania levels. That is, if there was a non-Euclidean Metroidvania out there. Just how well this doesn't work is really driven home by the map which―despite referring back to it constantly―I was still unable to make heads or tails of by the end of the game. I don't even know if it's a top-down or vertical view! I certainly wouldn't put it past the madmen that made this. All this amounts to a game where I easily spent half my time either wandering aimlessly or exploring dead ends.

I can't emphasize the time wasted enough, and in this game in particular it's all the more irksome. Antichamber bills itself as a puzzle game, but that's not really true. It's a game for a genre that doesn't really exist yet, best described in contrast to traditional puzzle games. Where appropriately deep puzzle games like Hexcells or Spacechem have sufficient complexity to keep the levels entertaining on replay, Antichamber instead has novelty and cunning. Most of the "puzzles", and in my opinion the best ones are tricks where the player's goal is to tease out the sleight of hand, a little like in old "I Spy" or "Where's Wally" books.

Needless to say, it's never fun finding Wally the second time, and it's only exacerbated when finding Wally on page 24 rewards you by dumping you back to the second page for the dozenth time. And I can't really conceive of a compelling reason to do this kind of completely freeform design in the first place. Sure you might reasonably go with non-linear sections and alternate paths to bypass difficult puzzles, but not this. Anything but this. If you have the patience to tolerate such blatant and quite frankly offensive disregard for your time, then you might as well add Antichamber to your cart now. I'll pay 2:1 odds that by the end of the review you'll own it.

I really want to get to the good of the game, but am obligated to mention a few other minor negatives. First, the game has a unacceptable number of gameplay affecting bugs, that being a non-zero amount. The highlight of this was when I was unable to solve a puzzle to get the final stage of the gun-manipulator-laserbeamy-thing because the bits of the puzzle kept despawning, rendering it unwinnable. After a half-hour I conceded incompetence and went to check a video guide, only to discover that the game itself was broken! In the game where the statement "anything can happen" is more applicable than any other, you need to have absolute faith that the game's dealt you a square deal, but after this I could no longer be sure. Besides that there's map limitations that prevent you from accessing some areas, timing puzzles, and at least one puzzle which I'm pretty confident was a time-wasting dead end. Mostly quality-of-life stuff that further aggravates the time wasting.

At last the positives, or depending on your perspective, positive. I use the singular because really, I can summarise everything great about this game in one word: 'WOAH' with the 'O's stretched until the character limit. This is easily the single most original idea of the decade, perhaps ever. With the proper budget and team, a sequel could easily surpass Portal in every aspect except humor, but that may only be because Antichamber isn't a comedy game. The tone is all about an extreme minimalism wherein the puzzles are used to relate a little truism with its own little doodle. It's the perfect degree of abstraction for relaxation, with the folk wisdom there to keep everything grounded enough. I'd even call it 'comfy' if the whole thing wasn't eye-searingly white. If you play this at night, you honestly may want to wear shades.

But the game itself; as I said before it's a non-Euclidean puzzle game. Just stop, take a moment and consider that: this is MC Escher: The Game. There is no precedent for this, nothing I can say to make it suddenly all make sense. For the first half of the game you're bombarded with little scenes, vignettes that challenge your perception and force you to really visualize what exactly the "box" is you need to think outside of. If nothing else, Antichamber really knows how to put its best foot forward. The opening writes a hell of a check, but how well the rest cashes it is up to you.

In the second half, the game gradually transitions from mindｆｕｃｋ to voxel puzzles. This is where the game most closely approaches the traditional "puzzle" formula, and you can particularly feel the long shadow cast by Portal. This is all fine, they suit the game, but if you're expecting an entirely psychedelic experience from start to finish you may feel letdown by this focus shift. Personally, I couldn't really see any other way they could do it. The appeal of the lead is in the novelty, not the difficulty and if you don't want another Stanley Parable you need something to pad out the game.

Oh yes, speaking of padding, you might notice that the game's not very long. Steam clocks my playthrough at five and a half hours, probably slightly quicker than average owing to an abortive attempt I made years ago, but no matter how you slice it this isn't a very long game. Strip out the all the time-wasting and you have about two hours of ideas in a three hour game. I have no qualms with this, I consider length to be pricing concern weighed against enjoyment of those hours, but that's just me. I hear quite a bit from people in such a hurry to get from cradle to the grave that they need to weigh their entertainment like meat at the market.

In the end, Antichamber is about novelty and nowhere will I wager you find more. Hell, it might even expand your mind a little. But is it worth your money? To my mind, no. It simply doesn't respect your time enough to justify the investment yourself, but I still fully recommend that you experience the game through a Long Play or Let's Play by someone with a modicum of savvy. If you buy into it yourself, be prepared to spend just as much time aimlessly wandering to actually find the puzzles as you will actually solving them. However you do it, Antichamber's a game too cool to miss out on.

Разве что-то другое может с утра заставить механизмы в вашей голове работать с такой скоростью? Разве что-то еще может заставить ваш мозг взрываться каждый раз, когда вы тыкаетесь в белую стену? Когда же ты наконец находишь решение, то понимаешь, каким идиотом был предыдущие несколько минут.

10 напряженных извилин из 10

oyun beni mal etti

Game really hurt my eyes and was difficult to play. If you're sensitive to light, maybe skip this one over.

Finished it after 7 Years and I am still as clueless as before. Thumbs up!

Sep 30, 2014: This is the greatest game I have ever played.

Nov 24, 2016: 10/10 I'm eagerly awaiting the sequel.

Dec 29, 2017: This is still the best game I've ever played.

Aug 24, 2018: I wish I could go back in time to the moment I first started up this game.

Jul 7, 2019: 5 years on, this game evokes an emotional response unlike any other. Play it.

Jun 28, 2020: It's Summer Sale. This game is currently $5. Based on my above statements, I feel like you should be click "purchase" by now.

Un excellent jeu !

Antichamber est un puzzle game à la 1e personne souvent comparé à Portal mais qui pourtant a sa propre personnalité, et qui le fait savoir ! Sa grosse valeur ajoutée se trouve être ses lois de la physique complètement décalées, ou dirons-nous farceuses. Ce jeu est un trompe l'oeil à tous les étages, une feinte constante et dieu que c'est bon. Les murs qui changent dans notre dos, ceux qui réagissent au mouvement, les spirales impossibles, les mêmes salles qui vous poursuivent et vous harcèlent, les faux sols, les déplacements invisibles... Dépaysement et désorientation sont les maîtres-mots.

Les phases de jeu peuvent grosso modo se diviser en deux familles : l'exploration pure avec sa tentative de maitrîser l'espace dans chaque salle, et des phases d'énigme que beaucoup qualifient de plus "classiques", mais qui pourtant inventent aussi à mes yeux de nouvelles façons de manipuler la matière.

Nous sommes enfermés dans un... lieu, et nous devons en sortir. Le jeu a le très bon goût de ne -quasi- rien expliquer nulle part, mais finit toujours par nous dire où il veut en venir. Il peut être tentant d'aller chercher une soluce rapidement, mais en tâtonnant, on finit toujours par maitriser un nouvel outil ou une nouvelle information. Le joueur voit sa curiosité constamment piquée, est constamment aux aguets. Le jeu oblige réellement à avoir tous les sens en alerte, on doit tout observer, tester, essayer, c'est très stimulant ! Quand on dessine la map en entier on se dit qu'elle n'est pas bien grande, et pourtant combien de km faisons nous là dedans ! Le jeu nous fait -très- souvent tourner en rond, et pourtant on en redemande car on a toujours un nouveau truc à tester quelque part. A force d'explorer on découvre quelques easter eggs / making of sympa. Et résoudre une énigme compliquée n'est pas gage d'avancée, puisqu'elle peut très bien vous faire arriver... là où vous étiez 5 minutes auparavant.

Question durée de vie et difficulté, c'est assez difficile à juger. J'ai mis 14h, certains en mettent 5 ou 7. J'ai aimé prendre mon temps dans les couloirs, profiter de certains sons apaisants, tout en cherchant le 100% des salles et des images. J'ai également été bloqué plusieurs fois. Dans ces cas là, j'ai arrêté de jouer, et à chaque reprise j'ai toujours trouvé de quoi progresser --> aucune frustration à signaler, et une jolie fierté à l'arrivée. Je note tout de même une progression dans la complexité des obstacles : si les premières heures sont une balade de santé, la 2e moitié du jeu est assez coriace ma foi. Il y a 4 compétences à trouver dans le jeu, j'en chiais déjà pour trouver la 2e. Mais ce qui est fun aussi, c'est que le jeu vous fait croire que vous avez compris un truc, vous êtes tout content, avant que bim ! vous deviez tout réapprendre une porte plus loin : un vrai troll ce jeu. Ou alors il vous montre la salle désirée derrière une vitre pendant des plombes, sans que vous n'arriviez à l'approcher. Bref, on joue à ce jeu autant qu'il se joue de nous.

Le jeu détourne un million de codes classiques, mais propose tout de même 2 choses à collectionner :

- Les images, associées chacune à une petite maxime philosophant sur l'énigme fraîchement résolue, symbolisent votre progression à la fois dans le jeu et dans la vie. Il en existe 120.
- Les cubes violets. Je ne m'étendrai pas plus sur le sujet, puisque leur nombre n'est pas réellement défini (13 ou 15 selon les sources), la moitié est hardcore à trouver et tous les trouver n'apporte a priori rien, même pas un petit compteur quelque part. Il faut aller trifouiller la save du jeu dans un fichier .txt pour savoir où on en est dans la capture des trucs. Bref j'en cause juste pour pointer un peu plus la nature WTF du jeu. Disons que c'est un bonus rigolo.

Graphiquement, euh... Je laisse chacun juge en regardant la bande annonce, perso j'ai trouvé ça marrant et stylé mais il est clair que le style ultra-minimaliste ne plaira pas à tout le monde. En parlant de la bande annonce, ne la regardez absolument pas pendant que vous jouez au titre, elle spoile plusieurs techniques je trouve.
Côté sonore quelques musiques discrètes parsèment le jeu, mais je retiendrai surtout des jeux d'ambiances à base de sons naturels qui contrastent énormément avec l'aspect aseptisé des "décors". Vent, pluie, orages, grillons, grenouilles, milieu sous-marin, fôret : c'est un vrai festival zen pour nos oreilles, et ma foi rien de mieux pour se pencher pleinement sur des puzzles qui de leur côté mettent un entrain certain à user votre santé mentale.

Donc voilà, j'ai pris mon pied sur ce jeu, à tel point que la fin est même arrivée à me procurer un petit pincement au coeur parce que mince quoi, on s'y attache à force à ces foutus couloirs blancs et à leurs portes de l'enfer...

[OFF]Ok, eu achei q como era praticamente o primeiro puzzle do jogo, não teria problema dar SPOILER, mas tem. Bom e... é isso. No próximo parágrafo, com o objetivo de mostrar como foi meu primeiro contato com o jogo, eu falo sobre o seu provável primeiro puzzle do jogo, caso decida joga-lo (jogue!). É algo simples e por isso em poucas palavras o "spoiler" já é dado, mas caso vc n queira de jeito nenhum essa info, pule o próximo parágrafo. Ou essa review. Mas se vc pular essa review vai perder um final alternativo...[OFF]

Quando meu irmão me disse que esse era um jogo que vc vinha por um corredor, encontrava duas escadas, uma pra cima e outra pra baixo e, independente de qual escada vc escolhesse tomar, vc sairia naquele mesmo corredor de novo, e ficaria horas tentando seguir em frente, mas q se vc decidisse voltar pelo corredor, vc conseguiria seguir em frente ao seguir para trás, eu já percebi que o negócio era bem estranho e não entendi nada. Assim como vc que está lendo isso e também não entendeu nada desse primeiro parágrafo.

E assim como vc que leu esse parágrafo várias vezes pra ver se entendia, nesse jogo haverão partes em que vc ficará indo e voltando, tentando encontrar algum sentido. No entanto, meu caro amigo steamzete, seu cérebro foi condicionado a pensar de um jeito, e Antichamber está aqui para ensina-lo a pensar dos outros jeitos, para ensina-lo que o sentido pode parecer sem sentido, mas na verdade tem bastante sentido. (ás vezes não faz sentido mesmo, tipo esse parágrafo).

usahusahsuahsauhsauhsa Chega de falar a língua do Antichamber! O que importa é que o jogo é cheio de Puzzles, os puzzles vão ficando cada vez mais "únicos" e com o avanço do jogo vc se percebe pensando diferente, pensando fora da caixinha. E para cada desafio vencido, o jogo te premia com uma mensagem "filosófica", e essas mensagens, junto com os puzzles, vão entrando na sua cabeça e realmente te fazendo pensar na vida. Aí vc vai ficando triste pensando nas coisas que vc perdeu e no que poderia ter feito diferente na sua vida. Aí vc vai ficando deprimido com o tanto de decisões erradas q vc tomou. Aí vc percebe que é só um jogo, fica feliz por ter zerado, fica mais feliz ainda com o tanto de puzzles filhosdaputa q vc bateu, fecha o jogo e continua tomando decisões erradas na sua vida.

FIM? (se vc voltar palavra por palavra vai encontrar uma parte totalmente secreta dessa review) *plaquinha desbloqueada* "A leitura nos leva por caminhos inimagináveis"

After playing for a bit, I can conclude that you will say these 2 things a lot:
1. Where the ♥♥♥♥ am I?
2. And how the ♥♥♥♥ did I get here?

In short Antichamber is a puzzle game where the laws of physics and logic do not apply. Try and survive your way through the many, many ordeals in a world where common sense is non-existent. The game offers many philosophical messages which you will completely miss as you try to comprehend what to do and where to go.
An amazing game if you want to lose your sense of logic and your sanity.
Have Fun!
8/10

"Каждое путешествие состоит из выборов. Первый - это начало путешествия"
Самая оригинальная и гениальная игра-головоломка, в которую мне приходилось играть.
"Сделать первый шаг сложнее, чем все путешествие"
По рекламному ролику и скриншотам в стиме может показаться, что игра не стоит потраченного времени. Но, вы же смотрите на страницу и вспоминаете слова людей, которые говорили вам об этой замечательной игре. Если вам нравятся головоломки, то данный шедевр для вас.
"Путь не всегда верный или неверный. Он просто другой"
Игра научит вас мыслить нестандартно. Она не будет держать вас в рамках т.е. полная свобода действий, как способов решать задачи так и направления пути. Процесс игры будет увлекателен, и вы забудете о времени.


Единственный минус только в том, что игру нельзя перепройти с теми же эмоциями как в первый раз.
Очень печально, что подобное творение на огромном рынке игроиндустрии осталось незаметно.

Персональный рейтинг - 7 из 10

Игры, подобные Antichamber, оставляют след не только в сердцах игроков, в них поигравших, но и даже самих разработчиков. Не берусь утверждать, что Antichamber была рождена в творческих муках, но настолько необычные игры всегда требуют от своих создателей особых усилий. Хочешь создать что-то эксцентричное, эпатажное, вызывающее? Сам будь эксцентриком, умей удивлять, поражать и ставить в неловкое положение окружающих. Не удивлюсь, если выяснится, что за время долгой и кропотливой разработки игры от кого-то ушла жена, умер любимый хомяк, а команда по бейсболу, за которую болел с детства, вылетела из высшей лиги. Все это, возможно, легло в основу Antichamber - игры, где все не то, чем кажется.

А, может, авторы обычные нонконформисты и хипстеры, следуя современным веяниям, сознательно отрицающие законы и постулаты евклидовой геометрии, как все устаревшее? Как там говорится... "на плоскости нельзя выйти из одной точки и, следуя в прямом направлении, снова вернуться в ту же точку". "Нет", - говорят авторы - "Все возможно!" Равно как и падать на дно бездонной ямы, а затем через мгновение вновь очутиться в том самом месте, откуда совершил шаг в пропасть. Оказаться в тупике, в безвыходной ситуации, вконец отчаяться, развернуться на 180 градусов и с удивлением для себя обнаружить, что там где раньше была непроходимая стена, ослеплявшая ярким белым светом, отныне длинный коридор, ведущий прочь из тупика. Так что же это получается? Из любой ситуации есть выход? Конец не финальная точка маршрута, а лишь его закономерное продолжение?

Вволю насмотревшись подобных чудес начинаешь задумываться, не это ли хотели сказать нам разработчики? Нарочитый минимализм, яркие слепящие краски, игра со временем и пространством лишь предлог. Вся игра видится размышлением на тему разрешения жизненных проблем, как больших так и маленьких, и поиска путей выхода из трудных ситуаций. Недаром в игре есть огромная карта, куда заносится наш каждый успешный шаг, каждая решенная головоломка. В одной из ранних версий игры, над этой картой была надпись "Ваш жизненный путь". Потом надпись убрали, видимо, разумно посчитав не раскрывать перед игроком всех карт сразу.

В Antichamber учишься играть. Игра не раскрывает всех секретов, какие-то из тайн надлежит раскрыть игроку. Инструменты, что вверены нам в пользование, обладают уникальными свойствами, но не ждите что вам все разжуют и положат в рот. Приходится учиться на своих ошибках, падать и подниматься снова, то взмывая в небо, то падая в бездну, биться головой и возвращаться в уже изученные места за подсказкой, ведь обратиться за помощью не к кому и приходиться уповать на самого себя.

Лишь когда все секреты оказываются найдены, все двери открыты, знания получены и нам больше нечего делать в этом месте, а горизонты манят новыми нераскрытыми тайнами и сияют новыми красками... мы уходим.

This is a game that's hard to compare to anything... for the first half. Then it feels a lot like Portal. And therein lies the problem. Because the beginning of this game has some of the weirdest, trippiest, operating-on-dream-logic charm of anything I've ever played. The solutions to puzzles often make no logical sense, yet in another, more emotional way, they make perfect sense. Everything just somehow feels right. It was always very satisfying when I figured something out, even if I didn't quite know why something worked. Especially when I didn't. Then I found the portal gun.

Okay, it's not a gun that shoots portals, but it looks similar to the eponymous device, which makes comparisons between these two puzzles games kind of inevitable. The gameplay mechanics are actually very different and unique. The real issue is that the mechanics feel so... mechanical. Everything in the game becomes very logical and rational from the moment you pick up the gun. It's a stark contrast to how flowing and natural and other-worldly everything feels in the first half of the game. The sense of child-like wonder disappears and is replaced by something that just feels a lot more mundane. I eventually grew bored with the later game and re-started it to experience the first half again.

So, should you try it? Yes. You should. You won't forget it. But, depending on what you look for in a game, you might not enjoy all parts of it equally.

说实话，这色调玩得我不是很舒服。。。

brain broke

本作はPortalによく似た、雰囲気重視の探索パズルFPSである。
言語は英語のみだが分からなくてもパズルは攻略可能だ。
雰囲気ゲーとパズルゲーに飢えている人にオススメ出来る作品だ。

最初は何も持っておらず不思議な空間の入り口からスタートする。そして探索する道中でキューブを操作する銃を手に入れ、障害を乗り越え出口を目指すのが本作の流れだ。
探索と書いたとおり好きな場所から攻略を進めることが可能だ。基本的には銃が必要になるが、上位の銃がなくてもちょっと頭を使えば進める場所はいくつかあり、攻略の自由度は幾分か幅がある感じだ。

テキストに関してだが、あくまで雰囲気重視の作品なので理解できなくても問題ない。
文章の意味は解いたパズルに関する内容だったり、場所によってはヒントにもなっているので興味があれば翻訳してみるのも有りだろう。

肝心のパズルの難易度だが、程よい物から難しい物まで多様に揃っている。
特にエンディングには関係ない場所は難易度が高い。
攻略を見ずに自力でクリアするならば、周囲をよく見ることだろう。
特に円形の飾りには意味があるので理解できればクリアへの光明が見えるかもしれない。

所感としては、最初は訳も分からず困惑しながら彷徨っていたが、最初の銃を手に入れてから面白さが加速した。パズルを解き行ったり来たり、そして新しい場所を発見する度に喜び勇んだ。気がつけば休日返上でクリアまで一気に通しプレイしていた。クリア時間はおよそ8時間といったところか。

総評として、不気味ながらも神秘的な世界観とグラフィック。そして程よい難易度から一見して理解不能な物までやり応え抜群のパズルの数々。それでいてシンプルな作りのせいか文句を付ける部分が見当たらない完成度。ボリュームも値段からすれば十分な程だ。お値段以上に遊べる作品なのは間違いない。セールに買えばおつりが来るのは間違いないのでオススメだ。

このゲームはプレイヤーの思考の穴や先入観といったものを、ことごとく突いて来ます。
つまり、このゲームにおける "世界はプレイヤーを騙そうと" しています。

幸いなことに手札となる情報は常に手元にあり、時間は無限です。
ご親切なことにヒントなら壁に書いてあります、文章じゃなくて絵に、ハッキリと……

世界を制御してやるという意思を貫徹し、"世界を騙して" やりましょう！
以上を心得ていれば、このゲームはクリアしたも同然であります。
人間の脳が創りだしたChamber(部屋)に対する最大のアンチテーゼは、同じく人間の頭脳です。
そうです、この世界を攻略できる同等のパワーをあなたは持っているのです。

思い知らせて差し上げるのです、この世界に。

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あと環境音、最高です

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追加情報 2016/12/13
上記だけではよくわかないという方のために

これはPortalやThe Talos Principleのように
一人称視点で進行する3D探索アドベンチャーゲームです

このゲームの最大の特徴
制限時間や死亡が無い代わりに
他では絶対に見られない、挑戦的な謎解きを体験できます

では、それはどういった謎解きなのか？
例えばの話ですが、思い出してみてほしいのは
ほかの探索ADVにおける謎解き(ツクールとかの2Dゲーでもいいです)において
少しイジワル・とんちなやつや、やられた！という感想を持つ
そんな謎解きを経験した事はありませんか？
今作はそういう「やられた！」とさせるものを　そこら中に仕込んであります
先述の通り、正統派の謎解きを期待すると肩透かしを食らうかもしれません

難易度は挑戦的
攻略に必要なポイントは以下の通り
・今までのプレイよりも「柔軟な発想」
・障壁にぶつかるたび、先入観を一個ずつ捨てる「犠牲の勇気」
・分からないマップは一旦「後回しにできる」

Portalや謎解きに慣れてきて「もうどんな謎解きも余裕だぜ」という人は是非挑戦してみてください
逆に、謎解きや一人称視点パズルに不慣れであればPortalや他の探索アドベンチャーパズル(The Talos Principle等)で自信をつけてから遊ぶのが無難でしょう

健闘を祈ります

"Mind-bending" is less a description of Antichamber and more a hint for solving its puzzles. The game clearly has its own consistent internal logic and random things don't just occur to mess with the player's head. However, many of Antichamber's puzzles depend on upsetting the usual order of things to - if the tablets of advice hidden around the game are to be believed - teach a lesson about life. It is not terribly uncommon, for example, to turn around and find yourself in a different place than where you came from. It makes no logical sense, but over time, it becomes a reasonable solution. While still sporting more straightforward puzzles like covering a series of sensors with a limited number of blocks, Antichamber seems to more often beg the player to look at the problem sideways. Instead of looking for tools to get around obstacles, understand that every situation may not operate under the same set of rules. Be willing to adjust assumptions based on new observations. But these observations need to be made independently by the player as the game itself provides no real external assistance; even the ultimate purpose of the game isn't handed to the player. Without guidance, you're left to discover your own meaning to the strange and sometimes inconsistent world around you - just as everyone must do as they progress through life.

Nicht du spielst das Spiel, das Spiel spielt mit dir.

"Some things don't have a deeper meaning."
- A pig on rollerblades

Her şeyden öte bildiğiniz oyunlara benzemeyen insanı durduk yere paranoyaklığa, kafayı sıyırmaya kadar götürecek oyundan çıkması bile olay olan anlatması zor değişik acayip bi oyun.. Oyun dedikten sonra bile gerçekten bu bi oyun mu bi psikolojik testte misiniz bir kitap mı okuyorsunuz birinden hayat dersleri mi alıyorsunuz anlayamıyorsunuz bile uzun süre oynanması zor olsa da mutlaka deneyim edilmesi gereken bir oyun(ya da her neyse)

好评！神作！∞/10！令人耳目一新！

质量堪比纪念碑谷、未上锁的房间的解谜游戏！

2017年7月1号通关打卡！

如果你喜欢解谜，或者喜欢超现实的画风，喜欢体验探索未知或解题的乐趣，这款游戏适合你！

自纪念碑谷之后就没怎么见过在空间上下文章的解谜游戏了（原谅我阅历不深），这款游戏的抽象派画风带给玩家简洁之美的同时，也为空间这种解谜要素留了充足的发挥空间，尤其在一些谜题后更容易体会到这个是的第一次用到那个窗户的时候我真的被惊艳到了！

整个游戏的机制相当简单，游戏中的一段提示、或是一个作为示例的机关、或是墙上显式提示的按键操作，整个游戏的玩法便完全地呈现了出来，而剩下的即是结合你所知道的东西，寻找解决问题的方法。有时可能会碰到似乎不可能的谜题，但是这款游戏中没有谜题是解决不了的。

RECOMMENDED! MASTERPIECE! ∞/10！MIND-BLOWING!

A puzzle game that is as brilliant as Monument Valley and The Room!

Completed the game on 7/1/2017!

If you like puzzles, or surreal, abstract styles, or the feeling of exploring the unknown, or the contentment of solving problems, this game is FOR YOU!

I haven't played any puzzle games involving space since Monument Valley (forgive me that I haven't played many games). While bringing people the beauty of simplicity, the abstract art style also leaves the game with plenty of stages for the puzzles. You will experience it more frequently after a few rooms. I was amazed when I first met the window that can teleport the player!

The mechanisms are quite simple. A line of hint, or a room for demostration, or a graph of a mouse button, all the rules you will need are there. What you have to do next, is to combine the knowledge you have, and find a way to break the puzzle. Sometimes you may encounter something that seems impossible, but no puzzle in this game is impossible.

There are very few games that I'd consider a life changing experience. Antichamber is #1 on that list.
If I were a curator at a contemporary art gallery, I'd make sure to have an exhibit with this game.

I wish I could forget playing Antichamber so I could experience it all again.

Antichamber is all about thinking outside of the box, but the box is common sense.

Like exiting a room through a door and expecting it to still be there after immediately turning around, only to find a long-ass corridor that just materialised out of nowhere. Or following a passage that makes six right 90º turns one after the other without the path never crossing itself. Or throwing yourself down a whole into the same exact room with the same exact whole you just left.

Yeah, if you've heard of "forget everything you learned in college" get ready for "forget everything you learned in preschool". You know, small things like object permanence or basic human reasoning regarding three-dimensional spaces. We don't do any of that here.

Jokes aside, Antichamber is one of the most fun and original puzzle games that currently exists, and the reason for that is because it is, fundamentally, an enigmatic trickster. It is constantly pulling your leg, making you stumble through your false assumptions on how the game works. It is once you abandon what seems "obvious" and instead try to explore and reach further, to understand the rules and therefore the true possibilities and limitations of the game, that you're able to see the poetic secret behind every puzzle's solution.

Antichamber plays by its own rules. It's a magician that always has a new trick up his sleeve, looking at your confident glare and pulling a fat smirk as you're walking right into his trap. You already fell for the trick, you just don't know it yet. But every trick has a secret, and finding it is about stop looking at where the magician wants you to look, and search elsewhere.

Antichamber is a masterpiece. One of the best puzzle games ever made, and if you're remotely interested in the genre you'll do yourself a favor by letting it show you the incredibly ingenious, yet complicated riddles it has to offer.

an aspiring game developer accidentally falls into the unity engine and has to program his way out

Game weird make brain hurt but brain soak up puzzles and then brain secrete smart juices.

A friend of mine once described Undertale by saying ''It's a game that plays you''.
Well, this is exactly this kind of game. It got me laughing and talking to myself like a crazy man while I explored it's confusing mazes.
Also, it's the first game I ever play to literally have a ''WTF?!'' moment.

After 6 years of playing on and off for hours months or years at a time, I've just finished Antichamber today. I'm 17 and bought this game when I was 11 years old. I grew up with this game, and so did my style of puzzle-solving and how good at puzzle solving I am.

This game is one of my favorite puzzle games of all time. I'd consider this game a puzzler with the look of Portal but the complexities of Portal 2. The complexity of not only the puzzles, but the room layouts too, were incredible. Going into this game with so much to do can be frustrating when it puts you in one location when you want to be somewhere completely different. However, I'd say that half the fun is figuring out how to get to different places without resetting so that you don't lose your precious little cubes. Once you've explored all there is, then the game putting you in certain locations seems more akin to a miracle. If anyone is as interested in level design as I am, this is a great game to dissect. I didn't know when I'd finish this game, but I did know that I would finish it one day. If you love puzzle games, this is a must-buy.

¿te gustan las paradojas? ¿te gusta a veces imaginarte cosas subrealistas? ¿Te gustan los puzzles? ¿Y pensar mas alla de lo que nunca te llegastes a imaginar?

Este juego va mas alla de los puzzles, va mas alla de la imaginacion, nada tiene por que ser lo que parece, todo puede ser posible.

AL principio no sabras que hacer, todo es confuso, pero por alguna extraña razon, no puedes dejar de jugar, y terminas enloqueciendo tu mente a un nivel que todo parece logico y posible y hasta sabes que es lo que tienes que hacer y por donde tienes que ir....

Por este nivel de locura y por esta maravilla a la capacidad de locura que somos capaces de llevar, os incito a que le inqueis el diente.....y veais de lo que llegais a ser capaces de comprender...

Protip for LSD – The Game: Real world rules don't apply.

Ironically, they do give good in-game tips that apply to life as well. Like "if you never stop trying, you will get there eventually.", or "at times we need to view the world from someone else's perspective."

It's pretty hard to throw away everything that you've thought you've known, but the thing is that you're no longer in the real world, you're in the Antichamber. What is the Antichamber? I don't know. There's no narrative to the game. I think the game's sole objective is to make the player furious.

But everytime I enter a new area my frustration is replaced by the desire to discover. What more can this M.C. Escher-like world throw at me? Why are the vibrant colours so nice to look at? Wait, what am I doing wrong? Then I get mad again. Rinse and repeat.

Occasionally I hear the ocean waves and the cawing of seagulls in the distance. This game is very atmospheric. With the desolate, isolated tone they set up adding to being confined in the false spaces, moving walls and rule changes, I realize that sometimes this game can't be fun. It can be pretty draining. Took a long, long break, but I still wanted come back.

And that's what makes this game pretty magical. It teaches me to think way way way outside the box, and it's great that a game can have that effect. It's engaging, mind-bending, thought-provoking, one-of-a-kind. I don't know how long it'll take me, but I'll finish the game eventually. Damn you, Antichamber.

Frequently mind bending; sporadically tedious.

You would be doing yourself a disservice by learning too much about this game before playing it. For that reason I'll avoid talking about specific puzzles in this review.

Antichamber regularly breaks the rules. It does so very carefully, building upon its own kind of logic. Puzzle solutions that might seem too random or illogical if they were in another game, here are made to work through a masterful progression that subtly teaches you how to explore each new challenge.

In many ways it feels like you are visiting another universe that is similar, but not entirely the same as our own. As you play you are constantly questioning things that you otherwise would take for granted in order to learn the laws of this place. As you look around, the visuals are simple and easy to discern, yet often striking. Occasionally there are some uninteresting white rooms but by and large their use of line weight, perspective, color and contrast make for a memorable display.

The most familiar and comforting aspects of this world are its sounds. Sounds of nature, from birds chirping to thunderclaps, are at times paired with the right swaths of color to evoke serene feelings of home. The music is mostly content to quietly set the mood until the final stages of the game where it livens up slightly with a primal drum beat. This is at once both unexpected and strangely fitting with all the sounds of the wilderness featured prior.

Each of the puzzles you solve typically rewards you with, and is sometimes preceded by, a sign on the wall that has a picture and a short phrase. They are written with a double meaning: part lifestyle mantra, part hint or clever tie-in to the puzzle you've just completed. I've seen some negative responses to these posters, calling them pretentious and full of themselves. I disagree. I see them as cute, tongue-in-cheek rewards for our efforts that are meant to be taken about as seriously as a fortune cookie. They may also be teaching you to play more than realized. Without a discernible over-arching story to the game, they further add to the game by giving it a voice and a bit of personality.

My chief complaint stems out of a system that I don't want to detail in order to avoid spoilers. Let's just say that in the middle portion of the game you are sometimes able to manufacture materials needed to solve puzzles. However, the process to do so isn't interesting and got tiresome as I had to repeat it while piecing together the proper solution to the problem at hand. It may be that I played things too conservatively by making more than I needed, but in a game that throws you so many curveballs, can you blame me? This problem is alleviated toward the end, but I would argue that this relief should have been fit in sooner.

Antichamber exceeded my expectations and ranks in as one of the best puzzle games I've ever played.

Antichamber es tan difícil de explicar como maravilloso de jugar.

Algunos lo comparan ♥♥♥ el Portal. Sin embargo, creo que tiene más cosas en común ♥♥♥ The Stanley Parable, especialmente una que he leído en los comentarios: "You don't play Antichamber, Antichamber plays you". Sí, es un juego de puzzles, pero Antichamber va más allá en varios aspectos.

A priori no hay historia (ni la hay en realidad), pero el juego va lanzando mensajes ♥♥♥ doble sentido que sirven tanto para los puzzles que acabas de solucionar / que estás en camino, como para la vida misma. Son ambigüedades e incluso perogrulladas, pero misteriosamente tienen algo de enriquecedor que hace que te detengas en todos los carteles.

En todo caso, inicias el juego desde tu habitación central y sin más instrucciones eres lanzado al vacío espacio-temporal, a solventar enigmas de lo más dispares, contradictorios y descerebrantes. Antichamber posee una lógica propia y te obliga a desdoblar tu cerebro para comprender el espacio en el que te encuentras. Las paredes y suelo se deshacen a tu paso, las habitaciones mutan antes de que te des la vuelta, tu cerebro es violado, el juego te trollea cuando menos lo esperas y nada es lo que parece. En un mapa tan aparentemente pequeño las posibilidades son gigantescas.

De sencillísima forma pero ♥♥♥ una estética increíble que ayuda a meterte de lleno en su universo. Y sobre todo, de complicadísimo contenido, psicodélico hasta decir basta, hará que se te derrita el cerebro, y que el líquido obtenido te chorree por la nariz, y que de tus orificios nasales se derrame hasta llegar a tu boca y te detengas a paladear el sabor de tus neuronas fundidas.

Esta es una valoración totalmente personal pero ya que se empeñan en compararlo ♥♥♥ aquel, a mí me parece muchísimo mejor que el Portal. Sí, Antichamber no tiene prácticamente rejugabilidad y en unas 10 horas más o menos lo habrás completado al 100%, pero el sentimiento de gratificación que uno obtiene al completarlo es inconmensurable, a lo que ayuda mucho un final de juego tan simple como precioso.

Por si no ha quedado claro, Antichamber no sólo es el mejor juego de puzzles que jamás he tenido el placer de jugar, Antichamber es uno de los mejores juegos (a secas) que han pasado por mis manos.

Просто таки адски сложна и интересная головоломка от первого лица. Разобраться во всех паззлах по силам далеко не каждому, и я примерно на половине игры открыл прохождение) Плюс мир игры сделан в виде лабиринта, и мало решить задачу - нужно её сначала найти :D А еще игра изобилует различными философскими мыслями и изменением пространства в реальном времени, примерно как в Stanley Parable. Одним словом - мощная хреновина

Antichamber is a mind bending puzzler which has you navigate a series of chambers until you can escape/get free.

It took me 8 hours to complete the game to 96% completion (missing 3 pictures). It was super fun. The puzzles were challenging, but not impossibly hard, and very satisfying to complete.

As for criticisms, the lack of Steam Achievements was odd, especially since the game actually contains ingame triggers and easter eggs to discover, so it should be a no-brainer. Other than that, a great game.

I don't feel it's worth the current price of £14.99. For that price, I would expect some replayability or additional content, for which this game has literally none, which is a shame, and I don't feel DLC would be appropriate, but it might happen.

Definitely one to get when it's on sale, as it was indeed a fun experience.

Nilesy

Es gibt viele Rätsel zu lösen und viel zu entdecken in diesem Spiel. Eintönigkeit gibt es da keinesfalls.
Dabei ist man frei zu wählen, welchen Weg man geht. Und viele Stellen lassen sich zunächst nicht überwinden, weil entweder das Wissen komplett fehlt, oder die Würfel-Waffe fehlt, welche eine wichtige Komponente in diesem Spiel spielt. Diese lässt sich auch aufrüsten, sodass man mit ihr zum Ende hin vieles anstellen kann ...
Man kann sich in Räume, in denen man schonmal war, wieder hin teleportieren. An jede Ecke lautert eine neue Überraschung oder interessante Rätselkomponenten, manchmal auch eine Sackgasse ...
Das Spiel ist ein einzigartiges Erlebnis, welches ich froh bin gehabt zu haben. Negative Aspekte sehe ich keine ...

A glorious game that manages to consistently balance head scratching with moments of euphoric revelation. Utilising non-euclidean geometry, the game requires lots of creative thinking and relies on your problem solving ability (rather than technical prowess) to progress. Though never frustrating, the puzzles will often have you thinking "How the hell..." before the solution simply pops in to your head and makes you feel like a genius. The free-roam layout and fast-travel map allows players to leave an area to try their hand elsewhere if a particular puzzle is proving troublesome which gives you chance to refresh your head.

In my opinion Antichamber deserves the same level of recognition that heavy hitters like The Talos Principle and the Portal franchise have achieved and it is well worth a play if you are fans of those games.

I expected a Portal clone, but got something thoughtful, introspective and unique.

10/10
my brain isnt braining

An extremely well crafted and challenging puzzle game. Antichamber will leave you perplexed at times by how head-scratching the puzzles are, but feel super satisfying once the solution is figured out. One major complaint I had, however, was how some puzzles just came to a dead end and did not lead to another puzzle or loop around, which forces players to go back to the main hub.. Other than that, this game is a must have for anyone with a knack for puzzle games.

Vorweg: Bestes Spiel seit langem!
Antichamber ist eins von wenigen Spielen, die es wirklich schaffen, ein einzigartiges Gameplay bis zum Schluss überzeugend rüberzubringen. Es zwingt einen auf angenehme Weise dazu, die gewohnten Denkmuster zu verlassen.
Die einzelnen Puzzles sind neu, herausfordernd und dennoch intuitiv. Das Design und die Atmosphäre sind bezaubernd und trotz dem scheinbaren Fehlen einer Story hat man das Gefühl ein Abenteuer à la "The Legend of Zelda" zu durchleben.

Wer auf Puzzlespiele steht und eine ganz und gar neue Spielerfahrung erleben möchte, sollte hier unbedingt zugreifen.

This game is so hard to understand and you it really challenges to use your brain at its best. But take breaks because your brain will probably stop at a moment. The puzzles are very hard to solve but when you do it is so rewarding and worth it.
Id recommend this game for sure

O czym jest ta gra? Ciężko powiedzieć. Nie jestem w stanie podać odpowiedzi nawet po ukończeniu całości. Co nie znaczy, że było źle.

Najprościej mówiąc, to gra logiczna, w której trzeba pozbyć się wszystkich przyzwyczajeń z życia i starać się myśleć nieszablonowo. Zagadki są banalne do rozwikłania, o ile wpadniemy na odpowiedni tok myślowy. Świetne są czarne tabliczki, które można obejrzeć po każdej łamigłówce. Jest na nich obrazek i hasło, pięknie opisujące zasady rządzące tym dziwnym światem. Bardzo inspirujące sentencje. Strasznie mi się podobały, z naciskiem na jedną, związaną z czasem. Mógłbym wymieniać i wymieniać najlepsze teksty, ale nie będę psuł innym zabawy. To trzeba sprawdzić samemu.

Do dyspozycji dostajemy tylko dziwne coś, co pozwala nam zbierać i stawiać sześciany. Maszynka pomaga nam w rozwikłaniu zagadek, a z czasem znajdujemy jej lepsze, bardziej rozbudowane wersje, dające niespotykane wcześniej możliwości. Każda jej wersja ma inny kolor, co też w pewien sposób pomaga - jeśli gdzieś w pobliżu widzimy coś w tym samym kolorze, to znaczy, że jesteśmy w stanie przejść dalej. Kolejne genialne rozwiązanie.

Sporo jest tu rzeczy dobrych bądź lepszych(grafika, oprawa dźwiękowa... nawet menu jest kapitalne), ale co mi się nie do końca podobało? Może trochę brak historii. Niby ludzie starają się szukać sensu(tworzą tematy na forach poświęcone zakończeniu), ale nie każdemu mogą się takie rozmyślania podobać i ktoś może stwierdzić, że nie widzi powodu, by grę ukończyć. Tego czegoś, co każe ci iść do przodu. Z drugiej strony, "zakończenie się nie liczy, to podróż ma znaczenie" czy "niektóre rzeczy nie mają głębszego znaczenia".

Ogółem: jeśli kogoś odpychają filozoficzne rozważania, niech się trzyma od gry z daleka. Za to polecam każdemu, kto lubi ruszyć głową i szuka czegoś wyjątkowego. Bo gra w swojej kategorii jest genialna.

Афигенно!!!
На первый взгляд ничего сложного, но потом игра затягивает, заставляя тебя искать новые пути и ответвления, новые решения головоломок, и все путем подсказок или намеков на стенах, которые могут оказаться и полом, и потолком. Заставляет поломать голову над каждым поворотом, даже над кардым своим движением. Меняет взляд на вещи, и дает возможность посмотреть на все с другой стороны

Antichamber эта та игра в которую я еще поиграл будучи не имея интернета и взяв ее демку на диске с небезызвестного журнала Игромания. В силу своего небольшого возраста я тогда не смог оценить ее шедевральность и гениальность, но сейчас не об этом.
Antichamber это шедевр, шедевр который вскроет напрочь ваш мозг в процессе игры и вы получите от этого огромное удовольствие. Такое удовольствие, что вы не сможете от нее оторваться (я например прошел в 2 захода по 5 часов). Игра и не проста, но и не сложна до решения всех головоломок вполне можно дойти самому (справедливости ради стоит сказать, что ее можно пройти как за 10 минут, так и за 10 часов). Чем то игра напоминает и Portal и QUBE. Но не тот не другой не может сравниться с ним по степени нагрузки на мозг, Portal блокбастер, с довольно простыми головоломками который максимально пытается нас развлечь. QUBE же очень похож на Antichamber по механике и по наличию пушки, и по общей стилистике игры.
Я объективно думал к чему можно придраться, разве что к тому, что в игре нет сюжета, но он здесь и не нужен. Стало быть не к чему.
Графика 10/10, очень приятная стилистика и геймдизайн игры.
Геймплей 10/10, понятно по каким причинам.
Сюжет 10/10, нет и не нужен, но в игре очень крутая философская подоплека которая в процессе игры присоединится к выносу вашего мозга наряду с головоломками.
Звук и Музыка 10/10, в игре очень приятный Ambient и озвучка всех эффектов тоже на высоте.
Итог 10/10, всячески рекомендую к приобретению.

Do you like feel confused, lost, and like everyone around is silently judging your stupidity?

Play antichamber-great game 10/10

Antichamber is like when you study for your physics exam only for it to actually be a philosophy exam.

This, The Witness and Baba Is You are games (although thematically and mechanically unrelated) that I would describe as overwhelmingly smart puzzles. Not only do you feel like a genius for figuring out the solution, you are also awestruck about the thought and ingenuity that went into designing the puzzles. If you want to teach your brain new ways to work with complex abstractions, these are the games for you. The Witness is like learning tp talk in a new language based entirely on tracing lines on a grid. Baba Is You makes you rethink what you know about inherent properties and causality. And finally Antichamber makes you broaden you horizon to think outside of classic euclidian geometry and spatial dimensions. If you like the other two games, get this without thinking. If you don't know any of them, Antichamber is probably the best way to start. Highly recommended!

It's an awesome game. At first sight it may seem sharp with such colors, but after 5-10 minutes of gameplay you will likely get used to it.
Tricks with space in this game are the best I've ever seen. Some similar ones can be found in Super Mario Bros. (in the last castle) or in The Stanley Parable. Unlike these games, Antichamber is a game about such tricks themselves.
This game doesn't have a plot in standard meaning. In the beginning you just appear somewhere and start to explore environment and game mechanics. After you find the first "gun" things become much more interesting.
If you like psychological, thought-out, extraordinary games, then you would surely love this game.
P.S. This game was in development for ~8 years (2006-2013, as it is said in developer's notes inside the game)

Review was updated to fix some grammar errors and spelling.

Неплохой логический пазл с минималистичной графикой и без сюжета. Есть где поупражнять смекалку и нестандартное мышление.
Начало довольно унылое, состоит из типового набора "нетривиальных" задачек, но через пару часов игра заметно раскочегаривается, а под конец вообще отлично идет.

Заигрывания с неевклидовостью по большей части бестолковые и чисто для вида, но есть места, где они вписаны исключительно уместно.
В одном месте пришлось подсмотреть в солюшен, настолько идиотскую и контр-интуитивную механику ввел автор (это я про метод перемещения строительных кубиков через аннигилирующее их поле).

В целом – не шедевр, но довольно крепкая инди головоломка на 8-10 часов.
Уверенные 7 баллов из 10.

head hurty :(

Плавит мозг, выворачивая наизнанку.

After 8 yrs I finished this again. Totally forgot everything. Awesome game.

The challenges herein are difficult yet not too difficult, mostly the difficulty comes from having to think outside the box. A must play for everyone.

Antichamber, hakkında yapılan tüm olumlu yorumları gerçekten hakediyormuş. Uzun zaman önce satın almış olduğum bu oyunu yeni oynama fırsatım oldu ve 3 günlük süreçte oyunu ne yazık ki bitirebildim. "Ne yazık ki" diyorum çünkü oynarken büyük keyif aldım ve şimdi açıkcası bittiğine üzülüyorum. Portal serisini severek oynamış biriyseniz bu oyunun tamda size göre olduğunu söyleyebilirim.

Oyunu övmeye Menü Ekranından başlayabilirim. Oyun hakkında aklınıza gelebilecek herşeyi bu ekranda ayarlayabiliyorsunuz (ekran çözünürlüğünden tutunda, oyun haritasında daha önce açmış olduğunuz bir bölüme ışınlanmaya kadar -ha! nasıl yani?) ve aslında bunu oyunun içindeyken yapıyorsunuz. Ne demek istediğimi oyunu açtığınızda anlayacaksınız.
Oyuna başladığınızda kısa bir alışma evresinden sonra bulmacaları çözmenizde olmazsa olmazınız ilk "silahınıza" kavuşacaksınız. Bulmacaları çözdükçe 2. ve 3. silahlarınızı da bulacaksınız. Her silah, bir önceki silahın özelliğini taşımakla beraber yeni bir özellikliği de size kazandıracak.

Bulmacalar gitgide zorlaşıyor fakat hiçbiri çözülemeyecek zorlukta değiller. Son olarak; bir bulmacayı çözmenizin imkansız olduğunu düşünürseniz oyunu kapatın ve ertesi gün tekrar deneyin. Bu sefer kolay şekilde çözeceksiniz. :)

Küçük bir tavsiye; Antichamber bittiğinde bu tarz bir bulmaca oyunu ararken karşıma "Polarity" çıktı. Bir göz atın derim!

Don't buy this game, it will exceed your expectations beyond belief and then you will be sad it's over.

Me: Wtf
Game: Lol

Отличная игра. В ней постоянно удивляешься. Игра это как метафора, показывает определённый части жизни. Играется у каждого человека по разному всё зависит от восприятия. Головоломки шикарны. 10/10 в своём жанре, подлежит покупке, ма!

Mad respect for the developer, but I found the "bruteforce throught everything for an hour until you look up the fact you physically can't solve this puzzle yet" approach to problem solving too obnoxious to actually finish the game.

I don't think I've ever down-voted an "overwhelmingly positive" game. People keep using words like rewarding, interesting, and awesome, and I'm trying hard to see it, but I just don't see it. First I thought it maybe just wasn't for me, but I absolutely love games like Portal and The Turing Test. I thought maybe I was just mad because it was too hard, but I love minimalist puzzles of all difficulties from Zork to Tametsi, and I routinely marathon through unconventional adventures with no hints. I thought maybe it was too psychological and non-linear, but I love The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide.

So I pushed myself for several hours past the point of losing interest early, and I actually covered a lot more ground, unlocking what appears (on the wall that tracks you) to be over 2/3 of the game, having solved over half of that. I did not find the new abilities interesting, and I did not enjoy seeing what came next. What am I supposed to do with a game where the puzzle solutions don't feel satisfying to me and the environment doesn't interest me enough to even use a walk-through so I can see it?

So I'm writing this review to say that even if you like hard, psychological, unconventional, minimalist first-person puzzles, that doesn't mean you'll like this game. The best thing I can say about it is that I kind of feel like the game reviewed me and found me uninteresting and unsatisfying, so I guess I can praise the developers for pulling off a pretty good trick.

I bought this game a long time ago, tried it for about thirty minutes, and then stopped. That was a mistake.

Pros:

- Very abstract approach to puzzle solving, especially towards the beginning of the game. Makes you question everything, essentially.
- Mechanics work very well. Most of the details, including some very fine ones, are not revealed directly to you. You MUST experiment to work your way through this game.
- I like the design concept of the "main menu".
- The graphics are super simplistic (MSPaint simplistic), but I actually like that for this particular experience.

(Possible) ♥♥♥♥:

- The abstract puzzle solving! For the most part, I enjoyed exploring what I thought might be the solution to a puzzle and being wrong. There were a few times, though, when being right felt kind of dumb.
- I crashed the game about five times. Every time was due to one specific mechanic, wherein the game engine is evidently not designed to handle what I was doing to it.
- There is no real story and reaching the game's end is underwhelming. This game is 100% about puzzle solving and bending your ideas of "what should happen when I do X".

Not your normal puzzle game experience, but an enjoyable one all the same.

Antichamber is a game about thinking outside the box, because when you turn around, there is no box.

The way the way the game builds on your mechanical skills and understanding of it's systems is nothing short of genius. There were times where I was downright baffled that they seriously expected people to figure it out on their own, in an impressive feat of respect towards their players. If you want a incredibly creative puzzle game that respects your intelligence while giving you genuinely heartfelt and meaningful messages which double as hints throughout, this game will deliver on your expectations and more.

Sachant que le scénario raconte la vie de tout humain, +1 , sanchant que pour une fois ce jeu nous prend pour des êtres intélligents ,+1, sachant que c'est un gameplay très simple qui abrite ce jeu ,+1, sachant que on ne se lasse pas de jouer pendant notre première partie ,+1 sanchant que l'auteur de ce jeu est arrivé a son but , +1, sachant qu'on a un sentiment de libérté, mais qu'on suit notre chemin, +1, sachant qu'une enigme est jamais la même, +1, sachant que les graphismes de ce jeu sont en harmonie avec le gameplay, +1, sachant que toute les salles ne sont qu'un entrainement pour l'épreuve finale, +1, sachant que cela représente la difficultée des étapes de la vie, +1.

Et pourquoi tout le monde se plaint de sa durée de jeu ? Nous avons qu'une seule vie ! Le jeu représente la vie ! Pas besoin d'en recommencer une autre ! Et le jeu est court pour la simple raison que la vie est courte ! C'est un casse-tête qu'on doit déchiffrer pour se reposer les dernières minutes de sa vie, pour qu'on éprouve une joie inffinie !

Mais surtout, il ne faut pas dire que c'est un jeu....

C'est une leçon, un entrainement, pour nous introduire à la difficultée que la vie nous force à traverser !
+11

21/20

Mind bending puzzles on LSD, along with life lessons for the taking.

10/10 Would see a doctor again.


In all honesty though, this is one of the greatest, most headache-inducing puzzle games I've ever played. Bravo.

Один з кращих фьорст-персон-пазлів всіх часів і народів.
10/10

The best way to describe this game is that mysterious feeling of wonder you had as a kid when exploring the Mc Donald's play place. (Or is it just me?)

This game is incredibly good. It's too bad its a one of its kind, and the developer doesn't seem interested in any follow ups.

Antichamber is a surreal game with truly challenging problems that defies your expectations at every turn. Highly recommended.

This game is incredibly difficult. Twice during my playthrough I gave in and looked up an answer, and I regret it. Go into this game blind and never google anything. You will have a lot of fun.

This is the best game I have ever played. The complete lack of information from the start forces you to not only solve room puzzles but to also solve the puzzle of what the game even is to begin with and leaves you guessing what is next and trying to figure out what the objective even is. This game forces you to think outside the box and rethink reality.

A interpretação que eu mais gosto sobre esse jogo é que ele nada mais é que a vida.
Você nasce sem saber nada, não sabe o que te espera. Aprende algumas coisas, se depara com obstáculos, alguns você precisa pensar um pouco mais, talvez tentar mais tarde, a hora pode não ser agora. Revisita antigos problemas, mas já sendo uma pessa diferente daquela primeira vez. E lá está você, jogado nesse mundo quase completamente branco, mas colorido em certos momentos.
Antichamber é um ótimo jogo puzzle, inteligente, pois utiliza de diferentes maneiras de conseguir progredir, e também na maneira de como o jogo lida com tudo isso, de forma sutil, mas não menos profundo.
Com uma das premissas de "falhar em têr exito não significa falhar em progredir", aprender a pensar de maneiras diferentes, com o que você aprendeu ao longo do caminho, ou não, faz com que enriqueça os puzzles do game. Simplesmente genial.
"A vida não é sobre como chegar ao fim".

One of a kind masterfully designed puzzle game that will keep you thinking about it long after you've stopped playing. The game attempts to challenge your first instincts when playing a first person game, and make you learn new first person mechanics that apply only within its world. This might leave you puzzled at first, but you soon learn to play by the game's own rules and this is when the experience becomes something truly remarkable. The puzzles are very creative and some of them will have you squeeze every bit of brain you have to solve them. The art direction and music both combine to put you in a sort of zen mood where you are focused on understanding the world and solving its puzzles. I'd say my only complaint would be that controls don't do what you want them to do in some puzzles that require precision and this can be a bit frustrating but luckily this was a minor issue affecting only a couple of puzzles. Overall though, I enjoyed the time I spent fully exploring everything this game has to offer and would highly recommend it to everyone who likes unique puzzle games.

2017 update: Game is still a masterpiece.
2022 update: Played through the game again on the Steam Deck. It's an amazing experience still and fits perfectly on a handheld.

I found this game in the 'similar games' section of Manifold Garden. While I was still completely in love with that game, I wanted to try something else. I can safely say Antichamber is now one of my favorite games. The puzzles were perfectly designed: challenging, sometimes not the most intuitive, but I never needed to look up a walkthrough, and none of the puzzles are frustratingly difficult. Unlike Manifold Garden, which is a very heavy on atmosphere, this game focuses much more on the puzzle aspect. I will say however, that the asthetic of the game, such as the little signs spaced throughout the map, are really pleasant and nice.
The ending was a perfect mix of surreal, confusing, and completely left field, but still had me feeling like I had completed something, which is often lacking in puzzle games in this similar vein.

Overall, Antichamber is a 9.8/10 game. The only thing that is missing from the game is more, which isn't really a complaint, but I digress. Even If you aren't the biggest puzzle game fan, I highly recommend this game. It will be worth it.
-Mirran

Well, I hate puzzle games, so I often stay away from them, mostly because I'm not too bright, and some stuff people find extremely easy takes me a LOOONG while to solve. Yep, math and puzzles are not my best.

But, this game is different. Sure, it does take a lot of thinking, so after a long while of moving around aimlessly, I said "Well, why not checking a walkthrough? ♥♥♥♥ it, I'll do it, I really wanna finish this game, but my head hurts and I don't wanna end up killing myself."

And...Jesus. This game.

I freaking love the simplistic design of it, sometimes it looks as if somebody was just drawing lines on a piece of white paper with a pencil. Sure, that looks....Bland at times. But what really shines in here, is when you are suddenly walking in pitch black rooms with bright colors, bright colors in white rooms that look like splattered ink, stuff like that. This game does really make you feel like you are trapped alone in some kind of weird ever changing place like in that movie, The Cube. The M.C Escher like geometry in here is awesome, too.

Control wise, it's the bare basics of a first person game, nothing too great about this one, but it isn't bad, neither.

Sound....Well....there is silence, silence, the ocassional ambient sounds, and look! Silence. It really builds up the atmosphere of loneliness, creepy at times, too, like in a certain pitch black tunnel.


You will frequently get lost, cry, and more often than not, you will say to yourself "Where the ♥♥♥♥ am I?"

Also, another one of the things I love so much about this game.
This game is full of signs with simple white drawings on a black background. When you click each one, you will get a phrase. All of those phrases are perfect for your everyday life, for succeeding, and for when you are truly down and depressed.

Some examples:

"Failing to succeed does not mean failing to progress."
"A dead end will only stop you if you don't try to move through it."
"When you've hit rock bottom, the only way is up."
"If you never stop trying, you will get there eventually."
"Falling down teaches us how to get up and try again"
"We can appreciate the entire journey by looking back at how far we have come."

There is 120 of those, and jeez, it's definitely one of my favorite points about this game.

All in all, definitely try it, if you love a challenge and thinking outside of the box, here you go! If you are like me, who wants to see the game and read the signs, then, there are also walkthroughs you can follow, so don't sweat it.

BTW......The ending.....Wtf. I'm speechless.

Best game to play on dark winter nights in a quiet, cozy, lightless room. Feeling of serenity and calmness is always guaranteed after such activity.

Antichamber to jedyna gra, w której czasem trzeba zrobić coś źle żeby móc przejść dalej. Przygotuj sobie tabletki na ból głowy, bo wymaga mnóstwo myślenia.

Alice in Wonderland meets Tron and creates a puzzle game where sometimes going backwards gets you farther ahead than going forwards. I've said too much already.

Beyninizin biraz egzersizemi ihtiyacı var ? hemen alın oynayın amına koyun kafanın bakın nasıl parıldıyor.

Once you start playing with this game, you can't stop to don't think about the things that it's trying to teach.
This game is about wisdom and life experiences. Deep thougts everywhere.

Pros:
-Hard puzzles
-Improves your problem solving ability
-It's fun to play
-Has meaning!

♥♥♥♥:
-You can get angry if you can't get through a level. But thats all.

Un jeu de réflexion à la première personne qui zieute très légèrement sur les codes de la plate-forme et du FPS : on avance, saute et résout les énigmes grâce à un pistolet aux capacités étranges. En cela, Antichamber marche sur les traces de Portal, ce qui ne veut pas dire qu'il se contente d'en répéter les gammes. Antichamber a ses propres éléments de gameplay, sa patte visuelle, son univers, son identité intrinsèque et procure une expérience complètement différente, bâtie avec des mécanismes uniques qui ne doivent rien au papa Newell. S'il n'égale pas la cheville du bijou de Valve, Antichamber peut compter sur un level design labyrinthique où l'on progresse en débloquant de nouvelles capacités (coucou Metroid). Le monde d'Antichamber est particulièrement bien construit et bourré d'illogismes volontaires déstabilisants auxquels on apprend à s'accoutumer qui participent grandement à l'aura psychédélique et mystérieuse de l'ensemble. Une vraie friandise pour les demandeurs de jeux de réflexion expérimentaux, probablement le seul labyrinthe dont on regrette d'être sorti.

没有片头，没有剧情，在UE图标短暂闪过之后，硕大的倒计时赫然眼前，玩家已然置身于谜题当中。哪怕一些简单的设置都是与基础操作介绍一起，集成在倒计时墙的一面，紧迫感油然而生，玩家转身，玻璃的另一面其中一个门上写着大大的EXIT，像大部分游戏一样，“目标”也很明确。然而视觉冲击强烈的纯色画面，纯粹的解谜体验，让Antichamber注定是与众不同的。

在一般的解谜游戏中，玩家遇到谜题会先得到一个线索，然后根据线索来解开谜题。而在Antichamber中，遇到谜题后几乎没有任何线索（唯一的线索也许是在MAP中，每个谜题的名字），反而在解出谜题后，会得到一个“线索”（Sign）。这个“线索”告诉你你从这个谜题中学到了什么，一幅画配一句格言，让玩家有更深层次的体会，不仅是游戏层面，还包括人生层面。

当玩家费尽周折来到开始时所看到的EXIT处，却会发现藏在门后的是另一个线索：“Life isn't about getting to the end.”游戏远未结束。随着游戏的进行，熟悉（游戏）逻辑后，最初的一个谜题便会迎刃而解(With more experience, previous challenges aren't so difficult.)，而紧随其后的The Chase则将游戏带向高潮(We move on when there is nothing left to learn.)，玩家将要利用之前接触到的一切来应对眼前的谜题，直到最后一扇门打开(Every journey comes to an end.)。

"We can appreciate the entire journey by looking back at how far we have come."
-- Antichamber
10/10

見方によって構造が変わる不思議な世界から脱出するゲーム。
各部屋ごとに仕掛けがあり、仕掛けの切り替えにより繋がる部屋が変わったりする。
パズルを偶然通過できてしまうことも多いのだが、部屋を通過するごとに置かれている絵の付いた短文の格言が
仕掛けの仕組みを説明してくれていて、不思議世界を理解する助けとなっている。
この絵と格言がとても面白く、無機質な世界の良い味付けとなっている。
マップ機能が優れていてマップ構造が分かり易いのも好印象。
新たな視点を発見するゲーム。

Antichamber is a fantastic puzzler that will blow your mind repeatedly. Nothing is what it seems and your mind never gets used to it in a good sense. All the puzzles are solvable with a little thinking so there shouldn't be a need to look at solutions, which is the biggest problem for this kind of games. The music and characters may be non-existent but the ingenuity of it all more than makes up for it. If youliked Portal or Baba is You, this is a must play.

Games can offer experiences beyond what is physically possible in the real world, which shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who's ever sent Mario soaring ten times his own height to smash a brick cube with his fist. In recent years more games have experimented with warping the realities they offer players, and Antichamber might be the purest concentration of those efforts. Much of what you see and interact with in this strange, stark world does not behave as you would expect, adhering to its own internal logic. And while the game never really rises to anything more than a collection of oddities, it succeeds on the strength of its progression of puzzles.

Antichamber opens with you standing in a sort of testing chamber. One wall lists the game options and controls, and another displays a map of whatever place it is that the game unfolds in. Selecting a spot on the map transports you into the oddly white labyrinth of chambers, hallways, and puzzles to solve. As you progress through the game you'll find clipart-style posters with inspirational-sounding clues that get checked off on a third wall in the menu room. There's no direction for what you're doing but you'll find your bearings soon enough, along with goals to work towards as more of the labyrinth is revealed.

Your first hour in Antichamber is going to be a confusing mess of progress, and this is a good thing. The early puzzles ease you into the thinking necessary to tackle the challenges ahead: Experimenting, finding new perspectives, testing the waters, and so on. No two hallways can really be expected to work the same way. One might drop the floor out on you, one might split unexpectedly, one might dead-end and open a new path when turning back, one might only be traversible by walking backwards, and so on. The real tasks here are not figuring out how to solve a puzzle, but rather figuring out what the rules of the puzzle are. You're not facing sliding blocks or Towers of Hanoi, you're facing rooms with no floors and doors with no handles. The solution is always simple, but recognizing its existence is not.

That's not to say there are no proper puzzles to be had. Eventually you'll find a device that lets you pick up and place small cubes which are used in all manner of more conventional brain-teasers like building staircases or blocking sensor beams. It's also used in far less conventional puzzles, of course, and there are some very clever upgrades to be found alongside discovering new uses for manipulating matter inside a world with mutable rules. I enjoyed working out the mysteries of each room but the block puzzles using your cube gun thing were the real highlight because they tend to be very constructive challenges. There was one specific one that frustrated by way of how picky the solution was but all the rest were little pleasures to tinker about with.

You're bound to reach dead-ends as you explore the labyrinth, in fact the path you're most likely to take the first time in dead-ends to demonstrate how that original menu room works. Pressing Escape at any time teleports you right back to that chamber, where you can then use the map to teleport directly to any puzzle room you've visited. It'll take a little work just to puzzle out how exactly the map works but it's a surprisingly effective system for keeping the unconventional expanse comprehensible and easy to access. It took me about three hours to reach the end of the game (featuring an unexpected expansion of scope) and I found maybe 80% of the posters along the way so I know there's more to be found than just the conclusion. I wouldn't expect any huge secrets or revelations, though... if you haven't cottoned to it yet, this is very much a game about the journey, not the destination.

The stark whites, bold colors, and strong outlines cut a striking image for the game to play out in, perfect for the surreal puzzles you'll be tackling. Any special features modeled in 3D tend to look pretty impressive too but flat images like the posters and other wall elements tend to be fuzzy and break immersion a bit. The sound design is just as minimalist as you're imagining but include some very nice ambiance in areas and terribly pleasant wums and blips for your matter manipulator. As a whole Antichamber isn't much more than a funhouse filled with tricks and subversions of game experiences, but they're executed and connected with masterful grace. I never felt like I fully understood everything that happened, and that lingering mystery proved more gratifying than the satisfaction that so many other puzzle games have offered. If it's a labyrinth of possibilities you're seeking, you can get lost in this title for hours.



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Este juego es como si un enorme y visualmete atractivo falo le hiciese brutalmente el amor a tus neuronas; a veces duele, pero se lo recomendaría a cualquiera.

Portal is Victoria's Secret. Antichamber is Agent Provocateur. Make of that what you will.

Antichamber é um jogo desenvolvido por Alexander Bruce do gênero de puzzles. O jogo, que demorou 7 anos pra ser desenvolvido, possui uma curva de dificuldade gigantesca, lembrando bastante a dificuldade dos puzzles do jogo FEZ. Você começa em uma sala preta, sem instrução nenhuma, somente com um quadro preto e um relógio ao lado. E assim você tem que seguir em frente. Essa temática de seguir em frente é retratada e aplicada em todo jogo, onde em cada sala ou após um puzzle sempre terá um cartaz com uma lição que pode ser levada para a vida, e essa é a grande sacada do jogo... ele te proporciona caminhos de seguir em frente assim como a vida te oferece o mesmo. A trilha sonora do jogo é praticamente nula, mais que se encaixa perfeitamente no contexto do jogo. Não possui enredo própriamente dito, mas se você tomar o jogo como uma lição de vida, do começo ao fim, o enredo dele é fantástico. A parte gráfica do jogo é bonita, é feita em cell shaded e utiliza várias cores para explicar os caminhos e a compreensão dos objetivos. Totalmente recomendado ! Esse jogo irá te proporcionar uma nova forma de ver o mundo, tanto dos jogos quanto da realidade.

Меня никто в жизни так не на**ывал, как эта игра. 11\10

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I love mindfsk games.
THIS is a gorgeous mindfsk puzzle game. You don't have to listen to boring dialouge or pay attention to what is going on in the story. You just do. WARNING: Not a linear game. This is not just a puzzle game. It is an ultra mind♥♥♥♥. Be prepared to ragequit. Worth every penny and second.

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~color

The game opens with players spawning in a small, black room with a cartoon-style picture of a fetus on the wall. The first thing the player sees are these words: "Every journey is a series of choices. The first is to begin the journey." Players then turn to find a second wall labeled "All You Need to Know" that displays the options and the control scheme for the game, as well as a third wall labeled "Choose Your Destination" that acts as Antichamber's sort of level select feature. The map on this wall is initially only one room big, forcing players to select the very first room with only a vague idea of what this first "level" might hold for them.

From there Antichamber is very loosely organized, with players often being presented with multiple paths that lead to separate rooms on the map. Antichamber is often called a puzzle game, though its developers have more accurately labeled it a "mind-bending psychological exploration game". And in order to play Antichamber, your mind will have to bend—often into complex, pretzel-like contortions. The puzzle rooms of Antichamber frequently involve doing the opposite of what you expect. Each one requires creative thinking and the rooms often make up there own set of rules in order to solve them and then expect the player to figure each one out. Some rooms want you to walk quietly. Some rooms are shy and don't want you to look at them. Some rooms will only play fair if you walk backwards the whole time you're in them. Each puzzle is odd and unique, though I rarely found myself being frustrated. More often, I was enamored with their perturbingly unorthodox logic.

Should players grow irritated with a puzzle, however, a simple press of the ESC button will bring you straight back to where you started: the Main Hub. As you continue through the game, your map slowly expands into twisted corridors with labeled puzzle rooms listed on it, allowing you to transport yourself to any puzzle you've already encountered (though not always solved!). Along the way, players will often come upon black and white signs hanging on the walls in the hallways of Antichamber. The very first wall of the game, called the Moral Wall by fans, collects these signs, each one a black and white cartoon picture containing some sage words of advice when clicked.

The true beginning of Antichamber begins a handful of puzzle rooms in, when the player collects their very first Matter Gun, a weapon whose only ability is to collect and shoot out little colored cubes. There are five Matter Guns total, with each new gun being an upgrade from the last. Each one comes with its own set of abilities and rules that make more complex puzzles solvable, but in order to use the guns players are required to discover these abilities and rules with very little direction from the game itself. It's this lack of direction that makes Antichamber so clever: the game never tells you how a puzzle should be solved or even how to use most of the equipment it gives you to solve those puzzles. Players are required to pave their own way, developing and creating new techniques to tackle constantly changing challenges and sticky situations. Soon players end up with a large set of skills that have slowly been discovered through hours of trial and error.

Antichamber's journey has a quiet, unstated goal: there are no waypoints or quest lists to follow. Your only clue on where to go is the mysterious, flowing worm of black matter that appears early on in the game and the undeniable urge to delve deeper into the mysteries of Antichamber's hallways. However, a game like Antichamber does not need a strong sense of character or story. Antichamber places a higher value on gameplay and ingenuity than narrative, though the game is no less immersive because of it. In fact, Antichamber's atmosphere is enhanced by the silence of its white hallways and the player's fumbling, stumbling exploration of its convoluted structure.

People often believe Antichamber to be a sort of Portal clone—you're locked in an inescapable labyrinth, armed with a dubiously effective gun, and presented with a series of puzzles to solve. However, Antichamber is barely comparable to Portal. It is a more somber game, with a much less linear style of gameplay that is focused more on discovery and learning than the progression of a plot. You do not connect things, you create and destroy. You guess and postulate and trip and balk. There's no smooth sequences of flying through the air or near misses with laser beams or perfectly timed jumps. There's only a slow contemplation and the constant sensation of reaching into a dark hole and feeling your fingertips graze against something warm and smoky before it just slips away.

There are some games that I'm afraid to review. They're often games that, no matter how hard I try, I can't seem to find any noticeable flaws—games that I've become so pleased with that I would almost dare to call myself biased. Antichamber is one of those games that I've fallen in love with, a kind of unflinchingly blind sort of love that leaves me unable to see any of its faults. As such, it's no surprise that I'm giving it a positive review with the addition of a rarely ordered command: buy this game. Buy it now, and let yourself flounder in its often backwards and inside out logic.

Moje hodnocení: 75%

+ Originální hlavolamy
+ Více možných cest
+ Originální level design

- Současná plná cena (18,99 €)
- Nedostatečně vysvětlená pravidla
- Nepřehledná mapa

Můj postup: Dohrál (1x), 5 hodin
Cena pořízení: < 1,00 €

Antichamber je zábavná logická hra, která dokáže zamotat hlavu. Náplní hry je bloudit po mapě, řešit hlavolamy, které vám otevírají dveře, hledat vybavení, které vám pomohou s dalšími hlavolamy, a tak dokola. Mapa je zpracovaná velmi zajímavě a dokonale mate nejen svou velikostí a mnoha chodbami. To, že jste někudy přišli, neznamená, že když se otočíte, ještě tam ta chodba bude. Že jste se dostali na dosud nepřístupnou pozici, vůbec neznamená, že vás váš další krok nepřemístí na úplný začátek. Pocit, že se vám před očima kroutí prostor a vy vůbec nechápete, kam jdete, je kromě hlavolamů nedůležitější vlastností hry a funguje alespoň zpočátku skvěle.

S pohráváním si s prostorem pak souvisí nepřehlednost mapy. Od počátku je sice cíl hned na očích - samozřejmě bez potřebného vybavení je pro vás zavřený. Kromě závěrečného cíle je ale všechno poměrně zmatené - netuším, co a proč hledám a kde to mám hledat. Občas jste blízko tolik hledanému vybavení, ale po kroku špatnou chodbou se ocitáte zase na začátku. To by asi spoustu lidí frustrovalo, ale hráč většinou ani netuší, že je něčemu nablízku nebo jestli jde špatným směrem. Tak prostě jen tak zkoušíte chodit všude možně a doufáte, že narazíte na nějakou novou chodbu. Chvíli je matení zajímavé a příjemné, ale pokud se zaseknete, snadno se vám stane, že pracně a zdlouhavě překonáte překážku, která je určena pro pozdější fázi hry. Stanete tak před dveřmi, které se stávajícím vybavením neotevřete a je tedy jasné, že v této části mapy ještě být nemáte a ztratili jste spousty času něčím, co si budete muset zopakovat s jiným vybavením.

Jako klad uvádím také možnosti více cest k jednomu cíli. Částečně to sice přispívá ke zmiňované nepřehlednosti, protože se mi mnohokrát stalo, že kráčíc si po nově objevené cestě doufám, že se posunu dál, a přitom se ocitnu v místnosti, do které jsem se dostal už předtím jinudy. Ale více možných cest přesto beru jako pozitivní prvek hry, protože překonávat nové hlavolamy bylo zábavné i přestože nikam nevedly.

Co hře ale jednoznačně škodí je nedostatečné obeznámení hráče s pravidly hry, které mě donutili podívat se na návody, protože takové zákonitosti bych objevil až po několika hodinách zoufalého bloudění a zkoušení, co ještě je ve hře možné udělat. Pro ty podobně méně trpělivé uvedu 2 pravidla, bez kterých se neobejdete (najeďte myší pro odhalení): 1. Symbol oka neznamená jen, že se máte podívat tím směrem, ale zkuste na něm chvíli podržet zaměřovací tečku. 2. Pokud máte alespoň 8 kostiček, můžete z nich utvořit čtverec a prostřední pole se vám vyplní - vygenerujete si tedy novou kostičku z ničeho - to funguje i u větších obdélníků a neomezeně. Základní ovládání vám hra naštěstí sdělí a zbývající pravidla už je možné odhalit stylem pokus-omyl.

Celkově je Antichamber velmi zajímavý titul, který doporučuji vyzkoušet. Ale nemohu ho doporučit za současnou plnou cenu (téměř 20 €), určitě si počkejte na slevu. Já jsem hru pořídil v rámci Humble Bundle za zhruba 5 € spolu s dalšími 7 hrami. Více než 5 € bych za Antichamber nedal už kvůli poměrně krátkému hernímu času (5 hodin).

Simple controls, lovely graphics and very thought provoking.

You gain a unique tool designed to help you through this strange and very puzzling labyrinth, filled with very unique puzzles.

As you explore there would be little words of wisdom scattered around, that can motive you or inspire you through your journey.

Perfect increase of difficulty with each intelligently designed puzzle which leaves you a feeling of being smarter.

The best maze game ever. I've tried 4 times over 10 or so years and every time I get a bit closer to "the end" but haven't been able to get there and I refuse to watch a play-through. Give it a run you won't regret it.

Antichamber exige a cada puzzle que pensemos 'fora da caixa'. Designe de nivel genial. Mudando as regras a todo momento e criando absurdos espaciais com elegância. Obrigatorio para fans de puzzle.

VR when?

a game where you shouldnt look at where you look at